Background
BORTKEVICH, Viktor was born on March 10, 1875 in Vitebsk.
BORTKEVICH, Viktor was born on March 10, 1875 in Vitebsk.
1897 graduate Saint St. Petersburg Forestry Institute.
1900-1902 forestry work in Voronezh and Permanent’ Provinces. 1903-1914 head, Sand and Gully Forestry Section, Poltava Province. 1919-1922 with Main Forestry Committee.
1923-1924 inspector for forestry conservation, Centr Agronomical Board, People's Commissariat of Means of Communication. Also forester and meliorationist, Centr Forestry Board. 1925-1931 specialist.
Naturalization Department, All-Union Institute of Applied Botany and New Crops, then All-Union Institute of Plant-Growing. 1932-1935 with People's Commissariat of Communal Economy and Academy of Communal Economy. 1937-1942 engaged in establishment of shrubs and trees at new construction sites in many cities.
Helped establish Arboreum in Tibcrda Nature Preserve. Introduced many for varieties of plants and shrubs into Russia and the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Made valuable collections of shrubs and trees.