Nikolai Vavilov 1887–1943 Source: Wikimedia Commons About Nikolai Vavilov Russian (Soviet) agronomist, botanist and geneticist (1887-1943) People from the Same Era Emanuel Šlechta 1895–1960 pedagogue, politician Kutná Hora Rudolf Asmis 1879–1945 diplomat, jurist Mesekenhagen Plínio Salgado 1895–1975 journalist, poet, politician, writer São Bento do Sapucaí Robert M. Leach 1879–1952 politician Franklin Prince Leopold Clemens of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry 1878–1916 military personnel Svätý Anton Horatio Ford 1881–1952 banker, lawyer