Dmitry Deyneka
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Biography of Dmitry Ivanovich Deyneka (born 1876), a Soviet histologist and professor at Leningrad University and the State Institute of Medical Knowledge. His research focused on the histology of the nervous system, bone tissue, and cell structure, and he edited the Russian Archive of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology.
Encyclopedia article (1928–1936)
DEYNEKA, Dmitry Ivanovich (born 1876), histologist, professor at Leningrad University and the State Institute of Medical Knowledge. Upon graduating from Petersburg University in 1902, he was retained at the anatomy and histology department of Dogel, where he soon took the position of assistant. In 1912, he was elected professor of histology at the Psycho-Neurological Institute; in 1922, he took the chair at Leningrad University. During his foreign scientific assignments, he worked under Ramón y Cajal in Madrid, Prenant and Nicolas in Paris, and Waldeyer in Berlin. Deyneka's scientific works pertain to: 1) the histology of the nervous system (nerves of the tympanic membrane, the nervous system of Ascaris, the influence of temperature on nerve regeneration); 2) bone tissue...
...with the application of a special method... and its significance in... The school founded by Deyneka... has gained wide recognition abroad. Since 1922, Deyneka has been editing the Russian Archive of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology.
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“Dmitry Deyneka.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.com/article/deyneka/