Nationality Soviet | Name Qodir Zokirov Fields Botany, Pedagogy | |
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Born 25 July 1906
Jalolobod, Andijon, Ferghana Valley ( 1906-07-25 ) Institutions Central Asian University
Tashkent State University of Pedagogy
Institute of Botany of Uzbekistan Alma mater Tashkent State University of Pedagogy Known for Classification of Central Asian flora Died August 9, 1992, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Residence Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic | ||
Notable awards Order of Biruni (1968) | ||
Qodir Zokirov (July 25, 1906—August 9, 1992) was an Uzbek-Soviet scientist, botanist, educator and a member of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.
Biography
Qodir Zokirov was born on July 25, 1906 in Jalolobod, Ferghana to the handicraftsman's family. In 1920, he entered a Soviet youth organization, and joined a Likbez campaign.
In 1932, Zokirov graduated from the Pedagogy Academy. In 1937-1941, worked at the Central Asian University, where in 1937 he was appointed as an assistant professor and acting head of the department of botany of Samarkand State University. From 1943 to 1952 he was the head of botany department of the Tashkent State University of Pedagogy. In 1952, he was appointed as Director of the Institute of Botany. He also served as a member of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1959–63).
Qodir Zokirov died on August 9, 1992 in Tashkent, aged 86.