Georgy Gogol-Yanovsky | |
|---|---|
| Георгий Иванович Гоголь-Яновский | |
| Born | (1868-04-20)20 April 1868[1] |
| Died | 2 February 1931(1931-02-02) (aged 62)[2] |
| Nationality | Russian, Soviet |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire (1868–1917) →RSFSR (1917–1922) → Soviet Union (1922–1931) |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Imperial University |
| Known for | wine-making technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Oenology,Viticulture |
| Institutions | Narkomzem of the USSR,Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy |
Georgy Ivanovich Gogol-Yanovsky (Russian:Гео́ргий Ива́нович Го́голь-Яно́вский; 20 April 1868 – 2 February 1931) was aRussian andSovietbotanist,teacher, wine-maker and government official.
Georgy Gogol-Yanovsky was born in 1868 inPoltava Governorate of theRussian Empire.[3][4] His lineage was of the noble family house of Gogol-Yanovsky.[5] In 1890, he graduated from the Physics and Mathematics faculty of theSaint Petersburg Imperial University.[2][3] After briefly working at the botany department of the university, he traveled to theCaucasus. Starting from 1893 he worked as a wine-maker inKakheti, in the estateTsinandali, and from 1893 as the head of the Crown Land Office's wine cellar inTiflis, where Caucasus wines were produced.[2] In 1908, Gogol-Yanovsky was appointed as the lead manager of theTempelhof estate with 150desyatinas of vineyards, belonging to the Crown Land Office.[2][6] There he managed the production of table wines and cognacs. From 1912 he worked as an assistant of the inspector of viticulture and wine-making, and then as a manager of the Moscow wine cellar of the Crown Land Office. After theOctober Revolution, Gogol-Yanovsky was in charge of a department atNarkomzem of the USSR and worked as a viticulture and wine-making specialist there.[3][4] He wrote books on wine-making and viticulture as well as visited various scientific conferences in the USSR, where he met such prominent botanists asNikolai Vavilov.[7] Starting from the 1920 he was a senior lecturer and professor at theMoscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, where he led the department of viticulture.[1][3]
Gogol-Yanovsky died in Leningrad on February 2, 1931, after a brief illness.[2]
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