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Elisabeth Boyko

Elisabeth Boyko was an Austrian-Israeli botanist who worked with her husband Hugo Boyko on using salt water to irrigate desert plants in Israel.

1892 to 1985Salt water irrigation of desert plantsBotanical work with Hugo BoykoWilliam F. Petersen Award

Born
24 September 1892, Vienna
Died
14 December 1985, Rehovot
Occupation
botanist
Education
University of Vienna

Elisabeth Boyko was born in 1892 in Vienna

Elisabeth Boyko was born in Vienna on 24 September 1892. She later lived and worked in Israel.

She was a botanist. Together with her husband, Hugo Boyko, she was among the first to use salt water for irrigating desert plants in Israel. The International Society of Biometeorology gave her the William F. Petersen Award.

She died on 14 December 1985.

Milestones in Elisabeth Boyko's life

  1. 1892

    Born in Vienna.

  2. 1985

    Died on 14 December.

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