Відійшов у вічність «Хранитель Cофіївки» – видатний український учений у галузі дендрології й садовопаркового мистецтва, член-кореспондент нан України, доктор біологічних наук, професор Косенко Іван Семенович (03.12.1940 – 10.04.2022)

Abstract

Ivan Semenovych Kosenko was born on December 3, 1940, in the village of Khrestyteleve, Chornobaiv district of the Cherkasy region. His father - Semen Antonovych, died in battle at the First Ukrainian Front in 1944, when little Ivanko was less than 4 years old. In 1970 he graduated from Uman Agricultural Institute (today - Uman National University of Horticulture), and in 1977 – the Faculty of Pedagogy of the Ukrainian Agricultural Academy (today - National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine). From April 1, 1980, until the last days of his life, he headed Sofiivka National Dendrological Park of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. During his career, Ivan Semenovych proved to be a skilled organizer, principled and demanding leader. He paid great attention to the development of the park and the creation of appropriate living conditions for its employees. I. S. Kosenko was a man of high moral principles, a tireless researcher, scientist, teacher and mentor. His name as a scientist and head of the national institute of Ukraine, a research institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, is widely known not only in Ukraine but also far beyond its borders. I. S. Kosenko is the author and co-author of 28 monographs. His scientific achievements include more than 340 scientific and popular science works on the history of Sofiivka, problems of plant introduction and acclimatization, preservation and enrichment of plant diversity of Ukraine, park construction, including two copyright certificates for inventions and three Ukrainian patents for utility models. The memory of the great scientist in the field of dendrology, introduction and acclimatization of plants, horticultural art, restoration of parks and modern park building, a corresponding member of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Honoured Worker of Culture of Ukraine, Director of Sofiivka National Dendrological Park of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Ivan Semenovych Kosenko will live in the hearts of his family, numerous friends, colleagues and students, because he fully deserved it by his titanic work.