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Architect V. I.

Beretti who as well known by his project of Kieb University, was the first who raised issue of botanical garden establishment in 1834.

He proposed to place the garden on the waste territory near the university buildings.

For this purpose, from Kremenets Lyceum ( Kiev ) 513 plants were brought, that were temporarily placed in the Tsar ( now City ) garden.

However, due to lack of funds the garden establishment was postponed for 5 years.

Only in 1839 the Kiev school district administration gave permission for a temporary Botanical Garden start under the direction of Head of the Botany department of Kiev University Ernst Trautvetter, who then managed the Botanical Garden in the position of Director.