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Wladimir Besnard

Wladimir Besnard 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 Wladimir Besnard rather than just read about it. In short: Wladimir Besnard (1890, St. Petersburg, Russia – 1960, São Paulo, Brazil) was a French biologist and Brazilian oceanographer.

Key takeaways

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Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Wladimir Besnard to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Wladimir Besnard from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Wladimir Besnard (1890, St. Petersburg, Russia – 1960, São Paulo, Brazil) was a French biologist and Brazilian oceanographer. Considered to be the father of Brazilian oceanography, he served as director of the Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo. He was born in the Russian Empire to 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.

Oceanographic ship

During 1967–2008 Brazil operated Professor W. Besnard, its only oceanographic vessel at that time. The ship was launched on August 18, 1966, from the shipyard Mjellem & Karlsen, Norway, and belonged to the Institute of Oceanography of the University of São Paulo. In 1988 the ship suffered damage from a fire. In 2012 a new ship, Alpha Crucis, has replaced the Professor W. Besnard.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wladimir Besnard

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Wladimir Besnard 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 Wladimir Besnard 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 Wladimir Besnard 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 Wladimir Besnard

In research: Wladimir Besnard 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 Wladimir Besnard 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: Wladimir Besnard is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1890 births, 1960 deaths, 20th-century Brazilian biologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wladimir Besnard 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 Wladimir Besnard in simple terms?

Wladimir Besnard (1890, St. Petersburg, Russia – 1960, São Paulo, Brazil) was a French biologist and Brazilian oceanographer.

Why does Wladimir Besnard 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 Wladimir Besnard?

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 Wladimir Besnard.