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Konstantin Ivanovich Skryabin (Russian: Константин Иванович Скрябин; 25 November [O.S. 7 November] 1879 – 17 September 1972) was a Soviet scientist in the field of Helminthology, academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1939),[1] academician of USSR Academy of Medical Sciences, Hero of Socialist Labor (1958), winner of Stalin Prize and Lenin Prize. He was a founder of the helminthology school, and an author of landmark books on helminths in Soviet Union.
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| Born | 25 November [O.S. 7 November] 1879 |
| Died | 17 September 1972 (aged 93) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian Empire USSR |
| Alma mater | Dorpat (Tartu) Veterinary Institute |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labor |
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| Fields | Biology, Helminthology |
Life edit
Konstantin Ivanovich Skryabin was born on 25 November [O.S. 7 November] 1879 in Saint Petersburg. In 1905 he graduated from Dorpat (Tartu) Veterinary Institute. From 1905 to 1911 Skryabin worked as a veterinary physician in Aulie-Ata and Shymkent. In 1912 to 1914 he was sent on assignment mission to Germany, Switzerland, and France. From 1915 to 1917, Skryabin worked as a researcher in the Central Veterinary Laboratory of Saint Petersburg. In 1917 he became a professor of the Parasitology Department of Don Veterinary Institute in Novocherkassk. He was a Head of the Department of the Moscow Veterinary Institute (1920-1925) and (1933-1941), and at the same time Head of Helminthology Division of the Central Tropical Institute (1921-1941).
Eponymous taxa edit
About 40 genera were named after Skryabin:
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References edit
- ^ Russian Academy of Sciences (in Russian)