Alexey Konstantinovich Skvortsov, often Alexey K. Skvortsov.
A Russian botanist and naturalist, a specialist on amentiferous plants—willows, poplars, and birches as well as plants of the evening primrose family, A.K. Skvortsov was, at the same time, well known in Russia as an editor in Priroda Magazine and author of many articles on botany, evolutionary biology, and Darwinism. A botanist of vast erudition, Skvortsov was a surveyor and contributor to many regional floras and a tireless collector of plant specimens. He collected at least 80,000 plant samples while walking across nearly all of the Soviet Union including the most remote regions of Russia and adjacent republics. He traveled in many other countries, including Northern and Central Europe, the United States, India, and China. The establishment of the Herbarium at the Main Botanical Garden in Moscow as a world-class depository with a vast foreign exchange program is largely due to Skvortsov's efforts. He also made additions to the living collection of the
Main Botanical Garden. His approach toward botany and evolution inspired him to undertake experimental work in plant introduction.