LIFE AND SCIENTIFIC-PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITY OF A BOTANIST, SCIENCE HISTORIAN, AND PEDAGOGUE, PROFESSOR DMYTRO OLEKSANDROVYCH BAIKOV (1818-1884)

Abstract

Problem. Professor of Zoology and Botany D. O. Baikov worked at several educational institutions in Odesa: Odesa (Novorossiysk) University (1865-1866), Richelieu Lyceum (1850-1865), Odesa Institute of Noble Maidens (1854-1868), Gymnasium of Richelieu Lyceum (1850-1854), 2nd Municipal Girls' School (1854-1868). His life and activities have been covered in many biographical articles, but the information provided is either inaccurate or conflicting. As an example, none of the authors provide the dates and places of his birth, death or burial. Objective. The aim of our study was to clarify the basic biographical data and the results of the scientific-pedagogical activity of Professor D. O. Baikov. Main results. Based on the study of archival and official printed documents of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the main dates of the life and activity of Professor Dmytro Oleksandrovych Baikov, who headed the Department of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy of Odesa (Novorossiysk) University, were established. His role in the development and formation of higher and women's education in Odesa in the second half of the 19th century is shown. Conclusions. For the first time, the main dates of the life and scientific-pedagogical activity of Professor D. O. Baikov were documented – 25(13).10.1818 – 22(10).09.1884; for the first time, 12 units of storage of three state archives and 9 printed documents that were previously unknown to the scientist's biographers and specialists in the field of biography were introduced into scientific circulation; arguments were provided for reconsidering some conclusions regarding the activities of Professor D. O. Baikov in educational institutions of various types.