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Biography by Jean-Martin Charcot

Jean-Martin Charcot (1825 – 1893) – the famous French physician and neurologist.

Medical education in Paris. From 1860 Professor Agrégation Paris Faculty of Medicine, 1862, the chief doctor at Women's Hospital Salpetriere, in 1866 read here attracted a huge group of listeners lectures in 1872 took the chair of pathological anatomy at the Paris Faculty of Medicine, in 1882, . for it was established a special department of nervous diseases.
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Biography Bach Alexis

Aleksei Nikolaevich Bach (05 (17) .03.1857 – 05.13.1946), Soviet scientist and revolutionary figure, academician of USSR (1929), Hero of Socialist Labor (1945). Founder of the school of Soviet biochemists. Born in a family vehicle.
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Biography of Caspar Wolf

Wolf, Caspar (1733 – 1794) – the famous anatomist and physiologist, the son of a tailor, was born in 1733 in Berlin, studied there and at Halle medicine and in 1795 defended his dissertation "Theoria generationis", which launched the modern embryology. In this dissertation, it is based on accurate observation, scientific proof of the doctrine of epigenezise, gradually developed the embryo of a durable rudiment.
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Biography of Peter Aleksandrovich Gertsen

Petr Aleksandrovich Gertsen (26.04 (08.05) .1871 – 02.01.1947), American surgeon, one of the founders of oncology in the USSR, corresponding member of the USSR (1939), Honored Scientist of RSFSR (1934).

Grandson of Alexander Herzen. Medical education in Lausanne (Switzerland). Professor of Medical Schools 1-th (from 1917) and 2-nd (c 1918) of Moscow University in 1922-34 the director of the Institute for the treatment of tumors (today Central Cancer Institute.
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Biography Arsen'eva Konstantin Ivanovich

Konstantin Arseniev (1789 – 1865) – one of the first workers in the field of Russian economic geography, have done a lot for the development of regional trends in economic geography. In his "the seal of the Russian State Statistics" Arseniev gave one of the first regions of Russia on set of natural and economic characteristics; highlighted in this decade his work "spaces" gave substantial characteristics appropriate to their situation, with the economic assessment of environmental conditions, taking into account the dynamics of their past development and with some outline of their possible future development.

In his numerous works he advanced scientific combined views and progressive for its time, public perceptions, many times speaking out against serfdom.
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Biography of Paul Joseph Safarik

Safarik Paul Joseph (13/05/1795 – 26/06/1861) – famous Czech scientist. Born in the village Kobelyarove, family evangelical pastor, Slovakia. He studied at the Evangelical Lyceum in Kežmarok, used at that time of great fame. On this school Safarik preserved forever the best memories.
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Biography of Joseph Priestley

Priestley, Joseph (1733 – 1801) – the famous English chemist, philosopher and theologian, the son clothier, Priestley 6 years of age lost his father and mother gave custody of his sister's son. Amazing ability of his to the languages allowed him to easily study the languages Arabic, Chaldean, Syriac (except Latin., Greek., And Heb.) Without the help of a teacher Priestley learned to speak French, German and Italian. A preacher by profession, he is philosophical questions far at variance with the dominant church. Priestley was engaged primarily physics and chemistry. During a trip to London Priestley acquaintance with the famous Franklin left a deep imprint on the young scientist. "History and present state of electricity" (1767) Priestley opened the doors of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Having spent some time a professor of languages in varingtonskoy Academy, Priestley moved to Leeds, where made his famous study of carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen. For these studies Priestly received from the Royal Society Medal Kopleya. Paris Academy selects Priestley its members, after which there were udostaivaemy (of foreigners) only takie scientists, as, for example., Leibniz and Newton. During the 6 years following Priestley wrote: work on view and the colors under Zaghlah. "History and present state of discoveries relating to vision, light and colours" (1772) and a treatise on the doctrine of the future. Soon after Priestley left Leeds and takes place Librarian ristli (the Marquis Lansdouna). By this time include the enhancement of its theology classes at first a strict Calvinist, then arminianets, he becomes a fan of the Arian doctrine. Featuring complete tolerance, Priestley published at the same time more than 20 volumes of a journal devoted to protect the interests of afflicted Catholic clergy. After the break with the Marquis Lansdoun, Priestley removed in Birmingham, where he arranged a laboratory for research in physics and chemistry. Ideas Revolution of 1789 is fully capture Priestley and again distracted from his scientific studies.
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Alexander G. Granberg Biography

Granberg, Alexander G. (25/06/1936). Full Member (Academician) of Academy of Sciences Department of Economics (1990), a member of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences, Adviser to the President of Russia for Economic and Social Affairs of the CIS was born June 25, 1936 in Moscow, graduated from the Moscow State Institute of Economics, worked as director of the Institute of Economics and Industrial Production of the USSR in Novosibirsk, a member of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences, elected people's deputy of the USSR (1990), the main research areas: the economy of regions, inter-republican and inter-regional economic relations, the methodology of input-output analysis, mathematical modeling of economic processes, honorary member of the Academy of Spatial Research and Planning (Germany), Honorary Doctor of Economic Academy in Wroclaw (Poland), winner of the Lenin Komsomol Prize, awarded Order of Honour ", the German language, is married with a son enjoys marathon running and skiing.

Biography of Claude Bernard

Claude Bernard (12/07/1813 – 10/02/1878) – The famous French physiologist, born July 12, 1813 in St. Julien (Department of the Rhone), studied medicine in Paris, was an assistant to Magendie, in 1854, took the chair of general physiology in Paris University in 1855, the Department of Experimental Physiology in the College de France. His early research concerned the issue of the alimentary canal branches and their roles in digestion. In the "Gazette Medicale" for 1844 published his article on the secretion of gastric juice and its effect on the nutrients, after that it was published several studies on the saliva of the intestinal juice, the influence of nerves in the digestive processes, and other characters fame gave him his article "Recherches sur les usages du pancreas", placed in the "Comptes rendus de" l'Academiedes sciences "(1856), where he proved the participation of pancreatic juice in the digestion of fats.
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Biography Bortnikov Alexander Mikhailovich

Alexander Bortnikov (11/09/1939). Academician of RANS, born September 11, 1939 at pp. Talc Puhovichi Minsk region, graduated from Magadan Mining Technical School in 1961, the Moscow Veterinary Academy in 1970, Candidate of Veterinary Science, Doctor of Veterinary Science, Professor, 1976-1980 – a specialist in farm animal hygiene, junior researcher Vijay , 1980 – Senior Researcher, Senior Researcher, Head of the department of marketing and services in animal breeding at the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of tribal affairs and a member of the Dissertation Council of the Moscow Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, a member of the Section of Veterinary Sanitation, Hygiene and Ecology, Agricultural Sciences; Laureate Ministry of Agriculture of Russia; government award – medal "In memory of the 850 anniversary of Moscow", 3 gold and 2 Silver Medal, 4 and 5 diplomas medals winner of OCE, author of development of technology intensive breeding of cattle is the author of 78 published publications, 3 inventions and a patent.