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Genrietta Dokhman

Genrietta Dokhman is a biology 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 Genrietta Dokhman rather than just read about it. In short: Genrietta Isaakovna Dokhman (Russian: Генриетта Исааковна Дохман; 9 March 1897 – 27 October 1987) was a Soviet geobiologist and phytocenologist. Life and work Genrietta Dokhman was born in 1897 in Kremenchug, in the Russian Empire (now Kremenchuk, Ukraine), into a Jewish family.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Genrietta Isaakovna Dokhman (Russian: Генриетта Исааковна Дохман; 9 March 1897 – 27 October 1987) was a Soviet geobiologist and phytocenologist.

Life and work Genrietta Dokhman was born in 1897 in Kremenchug, in the Russian Empire (now Kremenchuk, Ukraine), into a Jewish family. She graduated from the physical-mathematical department of the Moscow State University and did post-graduate work there while acting as an instructor in botany at the Krupskaia Institute of Communist Education from 1927 to 1930. Dokhman next worked as a geobotanist at the Institute of Agrodedology for a year and then for another year at the Department of Territorial Organization with the Territorial Organizational Research Institute of the Soviet People's Commissariat for Agriculture. She returned to Moscow State University in 1932, initially as an instructor until 1938 when she was promoted to lecturer. A year previously, she was awarded her Candidate of Sciences degree in the biological sciences. Five years later, Dokhman received her Doctor of Sciences degree. She became a full professor in 1946 and chair of the geobotany section of the Biology Department. "Dokhman wrote numerous publications on geobotanical and phytocenological subjects, including classification of steppe vegetation and history of the vegetation of the USSR."

Notes

References Ogilvie, Marilyn & Harvey, Joy, eds. (2000). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the mid-20th Century. Vol. 1: A-K. New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-92039-6.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Genrietta Dokhman

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Genrietta Dokhman claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, 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 Genrietta Dokhman 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 Genrietta Dokhman 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 Genrietta Dokhman

In research: Genrietta Dokhman appears in biology 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 Genrietta Dokhman 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: Genrietta Dokhman is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1897 births, 1987 deaths, Geobiologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Genrietta Dokhman 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Genrietta Dokhman in simple terms?

Genrietta Isaakovna Dokhman (Russian: Генриетта Исааковна Дохман; 9 March 1897 – 27 October 1987) was a Soviet geobiologist and phytocenologist. Life and work Genrietta Dokhman was born in 1897 in Kremenchug, in the Russian Empire (now Kremenchuk, Ukraine), into a Jewish family.

Why does Genrietta Dokhman matter?

Because it connects several biology 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 Genrietta Dokhman?

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.

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