AKHSHARUMOV
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Dmitry Dmitrievich Akhsharumov (1823-1910) was a physician and revolutionary participant who was sentenced to death for his involvement in the Petrashevsky case before being exiled. He later became a prominent physician known for his medical research and advocacy for public health approaches.
Encyclopedia article (1928–1936)
AKHSHARUMOV, Dmitry Dmitrievich, physician and participant in the revolutionary movement (1823-1910). After graduating from the university, he served in the ministry of foreign affairs. In 1849, he was tried in the political case of the 'Petrashevtsy' (along with Dostoevsky). Sentenced to death, which was commuted to hard labor by confirmation of the verdict. In 1851, he was transferred as a private to the Caucasus. Having earned an officer's rank, A. retired, entered the university again at the medical faculty in Dorpat, then at the Medico-Surgical Academy in St. Petersburg, from which he graduated in 1862, and completed his medical education in Germany. He wrote a dissertation on the action of aconitine, for which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the Medico-Surgical Academy. He served in the south (Kherson, Poltava). He published many medico-statistical studies on diphtheria, cholera, smallpox, plague, syphilis; was a staunch advocate of the public direction in sanitary affairs; spoke against police regulation of prostitution, and was popular among socially-minded physicians. He wrote and published in 1905 the book: 'From my memoirs' (1849-51), which for a long time was not allowed by the tsarist censorship.
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“AKHSHARUMOV.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/akhsharumov/