Dmitri Ivanovsky

Dmitri Iosifovich Ivanovsky (alternative spelling Dmitrii or Dmitry Iwanowski; Russian: Дми́трий Ио́сифович Ивано́вский; 28 October 1864 – 20 June 1920) was a Russian botanist, the co-discoverer of viruses (1892), and one of the founders of virology.

Dmitri Ivanovsky
Ivanovsky c.1915
Born(1864-10-28)28 October 1864
Died20 June 1920(1920-06-20) (aged 55)
NationalityRussian
Alma materSt. Petersburg Imperial University
Known forDiscovery of viruses, Tobacco mosaic virus
Scientific career
FieldsVirology
InstitutionsSt. Petersburg Imperial University
Imperial University of Warsaw
Saint Vladimir Imperial University of Kiev
Donskoy University
Doctoral advisorAndrei Famintsyn
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