Boris Farmakovsky

{{short description|Russian archaeologist}}

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Boris Vladimirovich Farmakovsky ({{langx|ru|Борис Владимирович Фармаковский}}; 12 February 1870, Vyatka — 29 July 1928, Pargolovo, Leningrad Oblast) was a Russian archaeologist, who began professional excavations of the ancient Greek colony of Olbia in Ukraine.{{cite journal|jstor=498359 | volume=33 | pages=407–446| last1=Heffner | first1=Edward H. | author2=A. W. V. B | author3=E. P. B | title=Archaeological News | journal=American Journal of Archaeology | year=1929 | issue=3 | doi=10.2307/498359 }}{{Cite web|url=http://magazines.russ.ru/nlo/2006/79/su58.html|title = Summary — Журнальный зал}}

Farmakovsly served on many archeological commissions and was the curator of antiquities at the Hermitage from 1924-1928. His excavations at Olbia in 1896, 1901–1915, 1924-1926 provided significant insights into the ancient history of South Ukraine.