Batalin
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Fyodor Aleksandrovich Batalin (1823-1895) was a Russian scientist who authored a significant two-volume work on the Pyatigorsk region and Caucasian mineral waters, considered one of the most substantial studies in the history of Pyatigorsk resort research and the first scientific book in this field based on natural historical investigations.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Batalin, Fyodor Aleksandrovich (1823-1895); graduated from Moscow University in the physics-mathematics faculty in 1844; author of a major work—"The Pyatigorsk Region and Caucasian Mineral Waters" (2 volumes), which appeared as a result of B.'s participation in the work of the Boundary Commission at the Caucasian mineral waters (1856). This work is considered one of the most substantial in the history of the study of Pyatigorsk resorts and is the first scientific book in this field, based on natural historical investigations (analysis of waters, geodetic work, geological research). A mineral bitter-salt source near Pyatigorsk is named after Batalin (see).
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“Batalin.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/batalin/