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George Basil Popov

George Basil Popov 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 George Basil Popov rather than just read about it. In short: George Basil Popov MBE (1922, in Iran – 22 December 1998, in London), was a Russian-British entomologist born in Iran, his father having been employed there by the Imperial Bank of Persia. Popov became an authority on the Desert locust.

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Reference excerpt

George Basil Popov MBE (1922, in Iran – 22 December 1998, in London), was a Russian-British entomologist born in Iran, his father having been employed there by the Imperial Bank of Persia. Popov became an authority on the Desert locust. George Popov was appointed to the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit by Boris Uvarov in 1943. His interest in migratory locusts and other grasshoppers (acridology) saw him visit Socotra (an expedition for Desert Locust Survey Nairobi), Eritrea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Russia. His base was at the Anti-Locust Research Centre in London, working from there until his retirement in 1984. After retirement he remained active, embarking on programs for the Food and Agriculture Organization and others. Popov's knowledge of the Arabian Peninsula led to his receiving the Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Medal (1995) from the Royal Society for Asian Affairs.

In 1957 Popov undertook a study on the locusts of Socotra. This led to his paper on the saltatorial Orthoptera of Socotra, and the first systematic description of its vegetation. The many botanical specimens collected during his studies of locusts were donated to the British Museum between 1966 and 1997. A species of gecko, Pristurus popovi, is named in his honor.

Selected publications "Atlas of Desert Locust Breeding Habitats" FAO (1997) "A Revision of the Grasshopper Genus Orthochtha and Allies" with L.D.C. Fishpool (1992) "The Oothecae of Locusts of the Sahel" (1990) "Nymphs of the Sahelian grasshoppers: An illustrated guide" (1989) "Acridoidea of eastern Arabia" Journal of Oman Studies Special Report, 2, 113-148 (1980) "A Revision of the Genus Poekilocerus Audinet-Serville 1831" with D.K.McE. Kevan (1979) "Environmental and behavioral processes in a Desert Locust outbreak" Nature 219: 446–450. with J. Roffey, J. (1968) "The Vegetation of Socotra" J. Linn. Soc. 55:362, 706–720, November 1957 (1957) "The saltatorial Orthoptera of Socotra" Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 43:359, 370 with Uvarov (1957)

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Example 1 — a first encounter with George Basil Popov

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what George Basil Popov 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

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about George Basil Popov 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 George Basil Popov

In research: George Basil Popov 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 George Basil Popov 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: George Basil Popov is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1922 births, 1998 deaths, 20th-century British zoologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for George Basil Popov 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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