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Lev Berg

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Also known as Lev Semyonovich Berg, Lev S. Berg, Lev S Berg, Leo S. Berg, L. S. Berg

Russian and Soviet geographer, biologist and ichthyologist (1876–1950)

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Born
1896
Works
2

Top works

  • Sposoby podbora koe̊ffltsientov v khimicheskikh uraveniiakh
  • Termografiia

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge

    · 2015 · cited 30,516x

  2. Array programming with NumPy

    · 2020 · cited 23,422x

  3. SSD: Single Shot MultiBox Detector

    · 2016 · cited 21,793x

  4. The ERA‐Interim reanalysis: configuration and performance of the data assimilation system

    · 2011 · cited 20,707x

  5. A global reference for human genetic variation

    · 2015 · cited 17,776x

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Key facts

Born
Lev Semyonovich Berg , 14 March 1876, Bender , Bessarabia , Russian Empire
Died
24 December 1950 (1950-12-24) (aged 74), Leningrad , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Fields
Geographer and biologist

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Encyclopedic overview

Lev Semyonovich Berg, also known as Leo S. Berg (Russian: Лев Семёнович Берг; 14 March 1876 – 24 December 1950) was a leading Russian geographer, biologist and ichthyologist who served as President of the Soviet Geographical Society between 1940 and 1950.

He is known for his own evolutionary theory, nomogenesis (a form of orthogenesis incorporating mutationism) as opposed to the theories of Darwin and Lamarck.

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