Russian botanist (1794-1871).
Vasiliǐ Matveievitch Czernajew (Russian: Василий Матвеевич Черняев; April 2, 1794 – March 6, 1871) was a Russian botanist responsible for collecting and describing at least five new genera and nine new species of fungi between 1822 and 1839. His name is written in the Cyrillic alphabet and has appeared in scientific documentation with a number of different romanizations, including V. Czernajev, Basil Matveievich Czerniaiev, B.M. Czernaiev, B.M. Czernjaëv, B.M. Czernjaëw, V.M. Tschernaiew, V. Tschernajef, and V. Czerniaier, although the official abbreviation seems to be consistently written as
Abbreviations: Czern.
Occupations: scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Russian Empire
Languages: Russian
Dates: 1794-04-02T00:00:00Z – 1871-03-06T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Zemlyansky Uyezd
Direct attributions: 5 plants, 4 fungi
Authorship mentions: 15 plants, 8 fungi