Victor Kandinsky
Victor Kandinsky | |
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Виктор Хрисанфович Кандинский | |
Portrait of Victor Kandinsky, 1880 | |
| Born | 6 April 1849 |
| Died | 3 July 1889 (aged 40) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Cause of death | suicide by opium |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire |
| Education | Moscow Imperial University (1872) |
| Known for | research on the psychopathology of pseudohallucinations |
| Spouse | Elizaveta Karlovna Freimut–Kandinskaya |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychiatry |
| Institutions | Psychiatric Hospital of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (1881–1889) |
| Academic advisors | Aleksei Kozhevnikov |
Victor Khrisanfovich Kandinsky (Russian: Виктор Хрисанфович Кандинский, IPA: [ˈvʲiktər xrʲɪˈsanfəvʲɪtɕ kɐnʲˈdʲinskʲɪj]; 6 April 1849 – 3 July 1889) was a psychiatrist from the Russian Empire and a second cousin to the renowned artist Wassily Kandinsky. Born in Siberia into a wealthy family of businessmen, Victor Kandinsky is regarded as a significant figure in Russian psychiatry, particularly for his contributions to the understanding of hallucinations.