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[Chistovich Yakov Alekseevich: portrait without uniform]

A B Belevitin, A A Budko, Iu V Ivanovskiĭ

    Voenno-Meditsinskii Zhurnal
    |June 12, 2010
    PubMed
    Summary

    This article reveals new details about the life and career of Yakov Alekseevich Chistovich, a prominent 19th-century Russian historian of medicine. It highlights his leadership at the Saint-Petersburg Medical-Surgical Academy and his civic contributions.

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