Aleksander Konjajev

Aleksander Konjajev
Aleksander Konjajev
Born	3 July 1909; Mikhaylov, Russia
Died	10 April 1995 (aged 85); Ljubljana, Slovenia
Awards	Levstik Award ; 1984 for Nevidni živi svet ; Levstik Award ; 1991 for Nejc in drobnoživke ;
	Scientific career
Fields	Agronomy, microbiology

Aleksander Konjajev (3 June 1909 – 10 April 1995)[1] was a Russian-born Slovene agronomist and dean of the Biotechnology Faculty at the University of Ljubljana. He was an expert on microbiology of dairy farming.[2]

He wrote numerous scientific books and articles as well as popular science books. He won the Levstik Award twice, in 1984 for his book Nevidni živi svet (The Invisible Living World) and in 1991 for Nejc in drobnoživke (Nejc and Tiny Bugs).[3]

References

Slovenski almanah. Delo. 1995.
Slovenian Microbiological Association site
"The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-05-22.

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[1] Slovenski almanah. Delo. 1995.

[2] Slovenian Microbiological Association site

[3] "The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-05-22.