Lev Berg

Lev Semyonovich Berg, also known as Leo S. Berg (Russian: Лев Семёнович Берг; 14 March 1876 – 24 December 1950) was a leading Russian geographer, biologist and ichthyologist who served as President of the Soviet Geographical Society between 1940 and 1950.

Lev Berg
Born
Lev Semyonovich Berg

14 March 1876
Died24 December 1950 (1950-12-25) (aged 74)
Scientific career
FieldsGeographer and biologist

He is known for his own evolutionary theory, nomogenesis (a form of orthogenesis incorporating mutationism) as opposed to the theories of Darwin and Lamarck.

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