Rudnev

RUDNEV Mikhail Matveevich (1837–1878), an outstanding pathologist, one of the founders of pathological anatomy as a science in our country. He graduated from the Medical-Surgical Academy in 1860, worked for two years under Virchow, became a prosector in 1865, and from 1867 was a professor of pathological anatomy at the Medical-Surgical Academy. A talented teacher, he was the first to introduce practical classes for students. From 1870 to 1873 he published the first Russian journal devoted to questions of theoretical medicine ("Journal of Normal and Pathological Histology, Pharmacology, and Clinical Medicine"). In his scientific work he upheld Virchow's views. He had many students, among whom the most outstanding were Vinogradov K. N., Ivanovsky N. P., Krylov V. P., Slaviansky N. F., and Uskov N. V. Rudnev's main works include "On tuberculous formations on serous membranes" (dissertation, St. Petersburg, 1867), on the application of arsenic acid, on amyloidosis, on trichinosis in Russia, on cerebrospinal meningitis, on visceral syphilis, on the pathological anatomy of cholera, on general cancer histology, and on plant parasites in the stomach. Rudnev compiled a manual on general pathology (1873).

Rudnev's main works include "On tuberculous formations on serous membranes" (dissertation, St. Petersburg, 1867), on the application of arsenic acid, on amyloidosis, on trichinosis in Russia, on cerebrospinal meningitis, on visceral syphilis, on the pathological anatomy of cholera, on general cancer histology, and on plant parasites in the stomach. Rudnev compiled a manual on general pathology (1873).