Pavel Patev
Bulgarian zoologist
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| Intro | Bulgarian zoologist | |
| A.K.A. | Pavel Atanasov Patev | |
| A.K.A. | Pavel Atanasov Patev | |
| Places | Bulgaria | |
| was | Zoologist Pathologist Phytopathologist Scientist | |
| Work field | Biology Science | |
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| Birth | 13 October 1889, Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| Death | 22 March 1950Sofia, Bulgaria (aged 60 years) | |
| Star sign | Libra |
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Biography
Pavel Atanasov Patev (1889-22 March 1950) was a Bulgarian zoologist known for his work in ornithology and as the director of the Sofia Zoo. He wrote a major monograph on the Birds of Bulgaria (1950).
Patev was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Patev served as director of the Sofia Zoo from 1934 till the end of his life. The fossil crossbill Loxia patevi was named after him by Zlatozar Boev.