Tkachenko Vasily Ignatievich (1919-1991),
Doctor of Biological Sciences (1969), Professor (1972)
Russian.
Worked as a junior researcher, senior researcher, head of the laboratory, and leading researcher at the Institute of Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Specialist in the field of botany, introduction, and acclimatization of plants.
Awarded orders and medals for World War II.
Published over 120 scientific works, including 3 monographs and 5 recommendations.
Under his supervision, 16 candidate dissertations were defended.
Main works:
1. Trees and shrubs of the North American flora in the conditions of the Botanical Garden. Frunze, "Ilim", 1956.
2. Trees and shrubs of the wild flora of Kyrgyzstan and their introduction. Frunze, "Ilim", 1972.
3. Rare and endangered species of plants of the natural flora of Kyrgyzstan (co-authored). Frunze, "Ilim", 1986.
4. Central Asian rosehips introduced in the Botanical Garden of the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR. Frunze, "Ilim", 1986.
5. Some results of the introduction of trees and shrubs in northern Kyrgyzstan. Results of plant introduction in Kyrgyzstan. Frunze, "Ilim", 1989, pp. 15-22.