Yefrem Mukhin
Yefrem Mukhin | |
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An 1830 engraving by Alexander Florov | |
| Born | Yefrem Yosypovych Mukhin 8 February 1766 Zarizhne, Sloboda Ukraine Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 12 February 1850 (aged 84) Koltsovo, Kaluga Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Alma mater | Kharkiv Collegium |
| Spouses |
Nadezhda Moskvina
(m. 1803; died 1830)Natalia Kostrova
(m. 1836; died 1845) |
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| Awards | Order of Saint Vladimir (1807, 1835) Order of Saint Anna (1824, 1831) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine, surgery, anatomy |
| Institutions | Imperial Moscow University |
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Yefrem Yosypovych Mukhin (Russian: Ефрем Осипович Мухин, Ukrainian: Єфрем Йосипович Мухін; 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1766 – 12 February [O.S. 31 January] 1850) was a Russian physician, surgeon, anatomist, physiologist, hygienist. One of the founders of the anatomical and physiological direction in Russian medicine. He is considered the founder of traumatology in Russia and Ukraine. Honourary Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Imperial Moscow University, Active State Councillor.