Vsevolod Vsevolodov - Russian physician, professor of veterinary science at the Imperial Medical and Surgical Academy of St. Petersburg. He is one of the founders of veterinary medicine in Russia.
Childhood, youth
Vsevolod Ivanovich Vsevolodov was born in 1790 in the village of Maryinsky of the Nerekht district of the Kostroma province of the Russian Empire. Little is known about his childhood. Vsevolod Ivanovich grew up in a wealthy family. His father wanted his son to graduate from a theological seminary and perhaps devote himself to serving God. Parents of Vsevolod Vsevolodov were very pious and believed that their children should receive a spiritual education.
After graduating from secondary school, the future famous physician entered the Kostroma Theological Seminary. But he quickly realized that this field of knowledge was completely not for him. Contrary to the will of his father, he left the clergy without finishing seminary. Vsevolod Ivanovich went to St. Petersburg and entered the Medical and Surgical Academy at the veterinary department. He was a "state-owned" student. In those days, this kind of training was very popular. Gifted young people were accepted to study, putting on full state support, providing housing, food, literature. This program was designed for those who could not study at their own expense. After graduating from the academy, Vsevolodov was offered the job of a zootomy proctor with Professor Yanovsky. Many wanted to learn from such a serious person, but the professor chose the most gifted student.
Career
Since 1815, Vsevolod Vsevolodov worked with the title of veterinarian doctor of the first department. In 1816, he became a medical doctor. In 1824, Vsevolodov was appointed inspector of the Pskov Medical Board. In those days, veterinary medicine was not taken as a separate science, so specialists with medical education involved in treating animals could also treat people by acting as paramedics. During his work, he met Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin. Vsevolod Ivanovich happened to treat the poet when Pushkin was in exile in the village of Mikhailovsky. Subsequently, they became friends and traveled together to counties and villages. Vsevolodov was there for medical and veterinary matters, and Alexander Sergeyevich collected folk songs and ditties.
In 1831, Vsevolodov's teacher, Professor Yanovsky, died. At that time, Vsevolod Ivanovich had not yet received a doctorate, but was appointed instead of a professor, acting in the department of the Medical and Surgical Academy. For a whole year he lectured on anatomy, zoology. In 1932 he was awarded the title of Doctor of Sciences, Professor.
In 1932, Vsevolodov wrote his first scientific report - "External inspection (exterior) of domestic animals, mainly horses." The work was highly appreciated by the commission. This work laid the foundation for a new discipline in zoology - the doctrine of the exterior.
Vsevolod Ivanovich wrote several scientific works in his life. One of his first works was:
- "Zoosurgery, or guiding veterinary science" (1834);
- "Cattle breeding course" (1836);
- "Anatomy of domestic animals, mainly mammals" (1846).
Vsevolod Vsevolodov devoted much time to the study of animal diseases. He outlined his observations and the results of the research in his writings:
- "Brief pathology of livestock science" (1838);
- "The experience of the doctrine of epidemic diseases between animals" (1846);
- "On the plague of cattle" (1846).
Vsevolod Ivanovich began to compose "The alphabetical index of Russian time-based literature of 1735 - 1857". In 1857, he wrote the first volume, which turned out to be the only one.
In 1847, Vsevolod Vsevolodov graduated from the veterinary service and resigned. After that, he was engaged only in scientific and literary work. The famous veterinarian was recognized as an honorary member of the Society of Russian Doctors, a full member of the Free Economic Society. In those days it was a very high rank.
The merit of Vsevolod Ivanovich should not be underestimated. He became one of the founders of veterinary science. Thanks to his research, veterinary medicine began to develop as an independent direction. The works of Vsevolodov helped to defeat some animal diseases, from which cattle and small cattle died out in those days.
The work of Vsevolod Ivanovich was studied by modern scientists. Some of the assumptions made by the veterinarian on the pages of his writings were confirmed only many years later. In 1991, Mikhail Tarshis released a separate book about the life and work of the famous physician. It is called Vsevolod Ivanovich Vsevolodov. It was very difficult to collect material for her, as the author admitted. Information about the protagonist is not very much preserved. But in the last years of the veterinarian’s life, the first photo shops began to work, so the image of Vsevolodov was captured in the photo.
