Nicholas Vladimir Polunin
British botanist, environmentalist and writer (1909–1997)
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Nicholas Vladimir Polunin (26 June 1909 – 8 December 1997) was a British botanist, environmentalist, arctic explorer and writer.[1][2]
- Christ Church, Oxford, BA, 1932
- Yale University, MS, 1934
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| Born | 26 June 1909 Checkendon, Oxfordshire, UKGBI |
| Died | 8 December 1997 (aged 88) Geneva, Switzerland |
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Biography
Polunin was born on 26 June 1909 in Checkendon, Oxfordshire to Vladimir Polunin, a scenographer, set designer and educator, and Elizabeth Polunin, an artist and theatre designer.[1][3][4] The eldest of four siblings, Polunin was brother of the botanist Oleg Polunin, the piano teacher Tanya Polunin (1921–2009) and the physician Ivan Polunin.[1][3][4][5] Educated at Latymer Upper School, Polunin later enrolled at Christ Church, Oxford in 1928 to study botany and ecology.[1][5] Graduating with his Bachelor's in 1932, Polunin later earnt his Master's from Yale University in 1934.[1][5]
Personal life
On 26 August 1939, married Helen Catherine Adeline Lovat Fraser (c. 1917–1973) a writer and the daughter of Claud Lovat Fraser and Grace Inez Crawford.[1][5][6] Polunin and Fraser had one son before later dissolving their marriage in 1947.[1][5] Polunin later married Helen Eugenie Campbell on 3 January 1948, with whom he had three children.[1][5]
On 8 December 1997, Polunin died in Geneva, Switzerland.[1][5]
Publications
- Polunin, Vladimir (1931). Russian Waters.[1]
- Polunin, Vladimir (1932). The Isle of Auks. London: Edward Arnold & co.
- Polunin, Vladimir (1949). Arctic Unfolding. Experiences And Observations During A Canadian Airborne Expedition In Northern Ungava, The Northwest Territories, And Their Arctic Archipelago. London: Hutchinson & Co.
- Polunin, Vladimir, ed. (1972). The Environmental Future.Proceedings of the First International Conference on Environmental Future, Held in Finland from 27 June to 3 July 1971. London: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781349014583.
- Polunin, Vladimir (1990). Maintenance of the Biosphere.[1]
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