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Vasiliǐ Matveievitch Czernajew (Russian: Василий Матвеевич Черняев; April 2, 1794 – March 6, 1871) was a Russian botanist responsible for collecting and describing at least 5 new genera and 9 new species[1] of fungi between 1822 and 1839. His name is written in the Cyrillic alphabet and has appeared in scientific documentation with a number of different romanizations, including V. Czernajev, Basil Matveievich Czerniaiev,[2] B.M. Czernaiev, B.M. Czernjaëv, B.M. Czernjaëw, V.M. Tschernaiew, V. Tschernajef,[3] and V. Czerniaier,[4] although the official abbreviation seems to be consistently written as Czern.[5]
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Vasiliǐ Czernajew | |
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Василий Черняев | |
 Portrait of the botanist V. M. Czernajew | |
| Born | 2 April 1794 Zemlyansky Uyezd, Russian Empire |
| Died | 6 March 1871 (aged 76) Kharkiv, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | National University of Kharkiv |
| Children | 1 |
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| Institutions | National University of Kharkiv |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Czern. |
Czernajew was a botany professor at the University of Kharkiv and the director of the botanical garden there.[6]
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