Vladimir Arnoldi

Vladimir Mitrofanovich Arnoldi

Vladimir Mitrofanovich Arnoldi (Russian: Влади́мир Митрофа́нович Арно́льди) (Kozlov (Michurinsk), Russia (1871–1924)) was a Russian professor of biology. He was a Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences and scientifically listed a number of valuable plants in Malaysia.

He lived in the Russian city of Tambov for much of his life. His son Konstantin Arnoldi became a prominent entomologist.

He is honoured in the name of Arnoldiella, which is a genus of green algae in the family Pithophoraceae.[1]

References

1. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
2. International Plant Names Index.  Arnoldi.