Sergei Navashin
Sergei Gavrilovich Navashin | |
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Сергей Гаврилович Навашин | |
Sergei Gavrilovich Navashin | |
| Born | 14 December 1857 |
| Died | 10 December 1930 (aged 72) |
| Known for | Discovery of double fertilization in flowering plants |
| Children | Mikhail Sergeevich Navashin |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, cytology |
Sergei Gavrilovich Navashin (Russian: Сергей Гаврилович Навашин; 14 December 1857 – 10 December 1930) was a Russian and Soviet botanist and cytologist. In 1898 he discovered double fertilization in flowering plants, a fundamental process in angiosperm reproduction. His work played a major role in the development of plant cytology and embryology.