Ivan Sechenov
Ivan Sechenov | |
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| Иван Сеченов | |
Portrait by Ilya Repin (1889) | |
| Born | 13 August 1829 Tyoply Stan, Simbirsk Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 15 November 1905 (aged 76) Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Education | Medical Faculty of Medicine of Moscow State University (now First Moscow State Medical University, Sechenov University) |
| Alma mater | Medical Faculty of Medicine of Moscow State University (now First Moscow State Medical University, Sechenov University) |
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Ivan Mikhaylovich Sechenov (Russian: Ива́н Миха́йлович Се́ченов; 13 August [O.S. 1 August] 1829 – 15 November [O.S. 2 November] 1905) is a world-renowned medical scientist, physiologist, psychologist, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and founder of Russian physiology and psychology, he is a pioneer in the field of central nervous system inhibition in the world and is known as the "Father of Russian Physiology."
Ivan Pavlov, the famous Russian neurologist and physiologist, referred to Sechenov as the "Father of Russian physiology and scientific psychology". Today Sechenov is more known for his contributions to medical physiology and neurology, in addition to his psychological work. Sechenov is also considered one of the originators of objective psychology, through his attempts to introduce objective experimental methods to the wider field of Russian psychology.