science

Gennady Yakovlev

Gennady Yakovlev is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gennady Yakovlev rather than just read about it. In short: Gennady Pavlovich Yakovlev (Russian: Геннадий Павлович Яковлев; 7 June 1938 – 12 January 2024) was a Russian botanist, pharmacognosist, phytochemist. He was a director of Saint-Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical Academy (1992–2004), and an expert in Fabaceae taxonomy.

Key takeaways

Gennady Yakovlev belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Gennady Yakovlev to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Gennady Yakovlev from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Gennady Pavlovich Yakovlev (Russian: Геннадий Павлович Яковлев; 7 June 1938 – 12 January 2024) was a Russian botanist, pharmacognosist, phytochemist. He was a director of Saint-Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical Academy (1992–2004), and an expert in Fabaceae taxonomy. Yakovlev died on 12 January 2024, at the age of 85.

Plants authored by G. P. Yakovlev Acosmium panamense (Benth.) Yakovlev Chamaecrista takhtajanii Barreto et Yakovlev Calia conzatti (Stanley) Yakovlev (Styphnolobium conzatti Sousa; Rudd) Sophora gibbosa Yakovlev(S. gibbosa O.Kuntze as cited by Tsong and Ma 1981) Sophora tomentosa subsp australis Yakovlev

Works Заметки по систематике и географии рода Sophora L. и близких родов. [Zametki po sistematike i geographii roda Sophora L. i blizkikh rodov. Systematical and geographical studies of genus Sophora L. and allied genera] // Труды Ленинградского химико-фармацевтического института. 1967 21: 42-62. Yakovlev, G.P.; Syrovezhko, N.V. (1967). [Nekotorye osobennosti stroeniyasemyan roda Sophora L. i blizkikh k nemu rodov v svyazi s ikh sistematikoi i filogeniei] Trudy Leningradskogo khimico-farmacevticheskogo instituta. 21:90-98. Yakovlev, G.P.; O.A. Svyazeva. 1987. Zametki o vidakh sektsii Caragana roda Caragana Lam. (Fabaceae) Novosti syst. Vyssh. Rast. 24:126 Yakovlev G.P.; Sytin A.K.; Roskov Yu.R. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist. Published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew., 482-503

References Barreto, A.; G. P. Yakovlev. 1990. [The new Chamaecrista taxa (Leguminosae, Caesalpiniaceae) from Cuba.] Bot. Zhurn. 75: 888- 893.

Notes and references

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gennady Yakovlev

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gennady Yakovlev claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gennady Yakovlev before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gennady Yakovlev ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gennady Yakovlev

In research: Gennady Yakovlev appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gennady Yakovlev in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gennady Yakovlev is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1938 births, 2024 deaths, 20th-century Russian botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gennady Yakovlev outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

Ask Teacher Smith questions about this articleOpens your AI tutor with a question about “Gennady Yakovlev” →

Affiliate

Preply — study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. 50% off.

How to study Gennady Yakovlev in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Gennady Yakovlev means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Gennady Yakovlev out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Gennady Yakovlev in simple terms?

Why does Gennady Yakovlev matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gennady Yakovlev?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Gennady Yakovlev.