About Lev Ivanovich Medved
Lived 1905 – 1982 (aged 76). Lev Ivanovich Medved was a Russian and Ukrainian physician and hygienist.
Lev Ivanovich Medved (, ; 18 June 1905 – 22 February 1982) was a Soviet medical worker. He is the founder and former head of the Institute of Ecohygiene and Toxicology. He was a professor of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences, and Honored Scientist of the Ukrainian SSR.
Career In 1927, he graduated from the Vinnitsa Chemical and Pharmacological Institute (now Vinnytsia National Medical University. N. I. Pirogov). In 1939, he graduated from Kyiv Medical Institute (now Bogomolets National Medical University). From 1941 to 1945, he was director of the Kyiv Medical Institute. From 1947 to 1952 he was Minister of Health of the Ukrainian SSR. In 1964, he started and headed the Institute of Ecohygiene and Toxicology until his death in 1982.
Awards Order of Lenin (1948) Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Red Star Two Orders of the Badge of Honour
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Who was Lev Ivanovich Medved?
Ukrainian soviet medical worker (1905–1982)
When was Lev Ivanovich Medved born?
Lev Ivanovich Medved was born on 5 June 1905 in Miakokhid.
When did Lev Ivanovich Medved die?
Lev Ivanovich Medved died on 22 February 1982 in Kyiv.
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Lev Ivanovich Medved was a physician and hygienist.
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Lev Ivanovich Medved was Russian and Ukrainian.
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