Kostiantyn Sytnyk
Kostiantyn Merkuriyovych Sytnyk (Ukrainian: Костянтин Меркурійович Ситник; 3 June 1926 – 22 July 2017) was a Ukrainian and Soviet scientist and academician.
Kostiantyn Sytnyk | |
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| Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada | |
| In office 1980–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Mykhailo Bilyi |
| Succeeded by | Platon Kostiuk |
| Director of the Botanic Institute (NANU) | |
| In office 1970–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Oksner |
| Succeeded by | Yakiv Didukh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kostiantyn Merkuriyovych Sytnyk 3 June 1926 Luhanske, Luhansk Okruha, Ukrainian SSR |
| Died | 22 July 2017 (aged 91) Kiev, Ukraine |
| Political party | Ukrainian Platform "Sobor" |
| Other political affiliations | All-Union Communist Party (bolsheviks) (1982-90) People's Democratic Party (1996-99) |
Sytnyk was a member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In 1970-2003, he was director of the Botanic Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Sytnyk also is politician and served as the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1980 to 1985.
Sytnyk died on 22 July 2017 in Kiev, Ukraine at the age of 91.
Related pages
Other websites
- Profile at the NANU Botanic Institute
- Full biography