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. 2020;82(5):79-83.
doi: 10.17116/patol20208205179.

[Alexey Ivanovich Polunin (1820-1888). On the occasion of the 200th birth anniversary]

[Article in Russian]
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[Alexey Ivanovich Polunin (1820-1888). On the occasion of the 200th birth anniversary]

[Article in Russian]
V A Loginov. Arkh Patol. 2020.

Abstract

The paper describes the life of A.I. Polunin (1820-1888), the first professor of an independent department of pathological anatomy in Russia, which was founded at Imperial Moscow University in 1849. It analyzes his doctoral dissertation on cholera and also gives the reviews of his key works. It is noted that the activities of A.I. Polunin as a scientist were greatly influenced by the humoral theory of pathology by Karl von Rokitansky (1804-1878), the doctrine of blood «crases», and by the works of representatives of the Viennese School of physicians who upheld the clinical and anatomical approach in medicine. At the same time, Professor A.I. Polunin is noted to be the first to familiarize Russian physicians with the theory of cellular pathology by R. Virchow (1821-1902).

В статье описан жизненный путь А.И. Полунина (1820—1888) — первого профессора самостоятельной кафедры патологической анатомии в России, которая была основана в 1849 г. в Императорском Московском университете. Анализируется его докторская диссертация о холере, а также приводятся обзоры ключевых работ. Отмечается, что большое влияние на деятельность А.И. Полунина как ученого оказали гуморальная теория патологии Карла фон Рокитанского (1804—1878), учение о кразах крови и труды представителей венской школы врачей, отстаивавших клинико-анатомический подход в медицине. Вместе с тем отмечается, что проф. А.И. Полунин первым познакомил русских врачей с целлюлярной патологией Р. Вирхова (1821—1902).

Keywords: A.I. Polunin; Imperial Moscow University; K. von Rokitansky; R. Virchow; cellular pathology; history of medicine; history of pathological anatomy; humoral theory of pathology.

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