Wladimir Besnard

RS Professor Wladimir Besnard Wladimir Besnard (1890, St. Petersburg, Russia – 1960, São Paulo, Brazil) was a French biologist and Brazilian oceanographer, and is considered to be the father of Brazilian oceanography.

He was born in the Russian Empire of French parents.

As a biologist he is credited (together with Theodore Monod) with the discovery of the skeleton of the Asselar man in 1927 (although various sources refer to him as M.M. Besnard or M.V. Besnard).

An oceanographic ship, some undersea features (Besnard Bank, Besnard Passage), and a street in São Paulo (Rua Professor Wladimir Besnard) are named in his honor. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Les produits d'origine marine et fluviale ; etude des matieres premieres, leurs origines, applications alimentaires et industrielles, leur importance dans l'economie mondiale /
    by Besnard, Wladimir, 1890-
    Published 1948
    Book
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    Capture et acclimatation des poissons exotiques. : Capture, accoutumance, transport, questions commerciales, procedes techniques, types d'amenagement. Avec 52 figures dans le texte.
    by Besnard, Wladimir, 1890-
    Published 1938
    Book
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