About Victor Protopopov
Lived 1880 – 1957 (aged 77). Victor Protopopov was a Russian psychiatrist.
Viktor Pavlovych Protopopov (; 22 October 1880, Yurky, Kobelyaksky Uyezd – 30 November 1957, Kyiv) was a Soviet and Ukrainian psychiatrist and academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR. Being a pupil of Vladimir Bekhterev, Protopopov founded his own pathophysiological school of thought in the Soviet psychiatry. Protopopov authored more than 110 articles.
He is also known for the "Protopopov's syndrome", or "Protopopov's triad", which consists of the tachycardia, dilatated pupils and obstipation in bipolar disorder (then known as manic-depressive psychosis).
Awards
Two Orders of Lenin Order of the Red Banner of Labour
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Who was Victor Protopopov?
Soviet psychiatrist (1880–1957)
When was Victor Protopopov born?
Victor Protopopov was born on 22 October 1880 in Iurki.
When did Victor Protopopov die?
Victor Protopopov died on 29 November 1957 in Kyiv.
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Victor Protopopov was a psychiatrist.
What nationality was Victor Protopopov?
Victor Protopopov was Russian.
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