“Science without practice is dead, and practice without science is blind and dangerous.” Mykola Ovksentiyovych Valiashko (March 20, 1871 – January 25, 1955). 84 years Mykola Valiashko is a seminal figure who effectively transformed Ukrainian pharmacy from a craft-based “herbalism” into a fundamental academic science. As the first rector of the Kharkiv Pharmaceutical Institute, he…
«The word is the key to perceiving the essence of things, and the naming of a medicinal herb is the first step toward overcoming human infirmity» Epiphanius Slavinetsky (c. 1600 – November 20, 1675). ca. 75 years Epiphanius Slavinetsky is a monumental figure in 17th-century Ukrainian and pan-European culture – a prominent encyclopedic scholar, hieromonk,…
Yuriy Mykhailovych Kotermak (Yuriy Drohobych, Georgiy Drohobych) (ca 1450 – February 4, 1494). 44 years The Late Renaissance period, a predecessor of Paracelsus. Galicia / Bologna Achievements: The first Ukrainian doctor of medicine, who was ahead of his time and revealed to Europe the intellectual power of Rus-Ukraine. Professor (and later rector) of the University…
“Why seek healing across the seas, when the curing herb grows beneath our very feet, awaiting only a kind word and the light of knowledge?“ Nestor Maksymovych Maksymovych-Ambodyk (November 7 (October 27), 1744 – August 5 (July 24), 1812). Aged 68. Origins and Academic Foundations Nestor Maksymovych was born in 1744 in the village of…
Georg Ludwig Dragendorff (Johann Georg Noel) (1836–1898). 62 years A prominent pharmacognosist and phytochemist, Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Dorpat (Yuriev, now Tartu). Born on April 20, 1836, in Rostock (Northern Germany) into the family of…
Welcome! Khush kelibsiz! Қош келдіңіз! Кош келдыныздер! Хуш омадед! Hoş geldiňiz! !ترحيب Genius people do not die. Because their intellectual, emotional, and spiritual universe is so rich, vast, and multifaceted that after their physical death we feel not only their influence but also their invisible presence. We relate our actions to them, seek their…
Maksutina Nina Pavlovna(19.02.1925–17.11.2015). 90 years The text was written directly by Nina Pavlovna and is presented on the page without edits An outstanding Ukrainian phytochemist and pharmacognosist, honored figure of science and technology of Ukraine, laureate of the All-Union Society of Inventors and Innovators (ASII) among women, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor.A participant in the…
Theophrastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus (November 10, 1493 – September 28, 1541). 48 years His full name was Philipp Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus. The nickname Aureolus, meaning “golden,” and the name that entered history – Paracelsus, meaning equal to Celsus, he invented himself. He was born in the Swiss town of…
Welcome! Khush kelibsiz! Қош келдіңіз! Кош келдыныздер! Hoş geldiňiz! !ترحيب Genius people do not die. Because their intellectual, emotional, and spiritual universe is so rich, vast, and multifaceted that after their physical death, we feel not only their influence but also their invisible presence. We relate our actions to them, seek their advice, and learn….
Claudius Galen (131–201 AD). 70 years Ancient Roman physician, philosopher, naturalist. Born in Pergamum, the son of the architect Nikon. After thorough and comprehensive study of philosophy with representatives of the four main schools of that time: Stoic, Platonic, Peripatetic, and Epicurean, Galen began studying the art of medicine at the age of…