Michael Lapinsky
Michael Lapinsky | |
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| Born | 5 November 1862 Smoligovka, Chernigov Governorate |
| Died | 1947 Argentina |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire Yugoslavia |
| Alma mater | Saint Vladimir Imperial University of Kiev |
| Awards | Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurology and psychiatry |
| Institutions | Imperial University of Kiev, University of Zagreb |
| Academic advisors | Ivan Sikorsky |
| Notable students | Boris Mankovsky |
Michael Lapinsky (Russian: Михаил Никитич Лапинский; 1862–1947) was a Russian neurologist and psychiatrist. He was a professor at the Imperial University of Kiev and later founded the Department and Clinic for Nervous and Mental Diseases at the University of Zagreb. He authored over 150 scientific publications in Russian, French and German. and played a key role in shaping the early development of neurology education in Kiev. Lapinsky was widely regarded as one of the most prominent Russian neurologists of his time.