Dr. Nina Mikhailovna Pavlova (1897–1973) was a Russian botanist, plant breeder, and children's literature author.[1] As a botanist she is noted for developing cultivars of berry plants, including 24 new varieties of currant and gooseberry. As a children's literature author, she popularized scientific topics for children as fairy tales.[2] She was a recipient of the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Badge of Honour. The standard author abbreviation Pavlova is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3][4]

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  1. ^ "Павлова Нина Михайловна". www.sulinlib.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Нина Михайловна Павлова (08.02.1897 – 15.08.1973)". www.rodb-v.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Pavlova.
  4. ^ "Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries". kiki.huh.harvard.edu.