Biography of Wiktor Borissowitsch Sotschawa

Wiktor Borissowitsch Sotschawa (* 7. June 1905 in Pargolovo; † 29. December 1978 in Komarovo) was a sowjetischer Botaniker und Geograf. He was 73 years old. He studied at Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University. He worked at Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University, Komarov Botanical Institute, Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, Herzen University, Faculty of Biology, Saint Petersburg State University and V.B. Sochava Institute of Geography. He was awarded the Order of Lenin. He was buried at Cemetery in Komarovo.