About Viktor Savelyev
Lived 1928 – 2013 (aged 85). Viktor Savelyev was a Russian surgeon.
Viktor Sergeyevich Savelyev (; 24 February 1928 – 25 December 2013) was a Soviet and Russian surgeon. He was a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, from 1997 until his death, and of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. He was also a member of the Presidium of the Academy of Medical Sciences and Head of the Department of Surgery of the Russian State Medical University. He died on 25 December 2013 in Moscow, Russia at the age of 85. He is buried at Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow, along with his wife Galina Savelyeva.
Awards and honors
Hero of Socialist Labour (1988)
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland":
Demidov Prize (2002)
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Who was Viktor Savelyev?
Russian surgeon (1928–2013)
When was Viktor Savelyev born?
Viktor Savelyev was born on 24 February 1928 in Pakhotny Ugol.
When did Viktor Savelyev die?
Viktor Savelyev died on 25 December 2013 in Moscow.
What was Viktor Savelyev's occupation?
Viktor Savelyev was a surgeon.
What nationality was Viktor Savelyev?
Viktor Savelyev was Russian.
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