Aleksey Ivanovich Abrikosov (russian: Алексе́й Ива́нович Абрико́сов; – 9 April 1955) was a

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pathologist Pathology is the study of the causal, causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when us ...

and a member of the

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(since 1939) and the Soviet Academy of Medical Sciences (since 1944).

Early life

Aleksey Abrikosov was born into a wealthy family of factory owners, who were the official suppliers of chocolate

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to the Russian Imperial Court. His grandfather was the industrialist Aleksei Ivanovich Abrikosov, who was the founder of the company now known as Babayevsky. His father, Ivan Alekseevich Abrikosov, was expected to take over the family firm until his premature death from

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. His siblings included future Tsarist diplomat Dmitry Abrikosov and future Catholic Sainthood Candidate Anna Abrikosova. Although the younger members of the family rarely attended

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, the Abrikosovs regarded themselves as pillars of the

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Career

Abrokosov published works on the subject of the pathological

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and

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, including the

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entry in the public ...

. This was described by Abrikosov as "myoblastomyoma." Based upon his work, this type of tumor was named "Abrikosov's tumor". He was the author of a multi-volume handbook in special pathology.

Embalming of Lenin

On the morning of January 23, 1924, Abrikosov was given the task of

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Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 19 ...

’s body to keep it intact until his burial. The body is still on permanent display in the

Lenin's Mausoleum Lenin's Mausoleum (from 1953 to 1961 Lenin's & Stalin's Mausoleum) ( rus, links=no, Мавзолей Ленина, r=Mavzoley Lenina, p=məvzɐˈlʲej ˈlʲenʲɪnə), also known as Lenin's Tomb, situated on Red Square in the centre of Moscow, is ...

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Personal life

Aleksey Abrikosov was the father of Alexei Abrikosov, a theoretical physicist and a co-recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics. He died on April 9, 1955 in Moscow aged 80, and was buried at

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In popular culture

Aleksey Abrikosov is believed to be the inspiration for Professor Persikov, the

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Mikhail Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov ( rus, links=no, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪtɕ bʊlˈɡakəf; – 10 March 1940) was a Soviet writer, medical doctor, and playwright active in the fir ...

's novel '' Fatal Eggs''. The character's name is a pun, as, in Russian, ''abrikos'' means "

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" and ''persik'' means "

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Honors and awards

Stalin Prize Stalin Prize may refer to: * The State Stalin Prize in science and engineering and in arts, awarded 1941 to 1954, later known as the USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, ...

, first class (1942) - for scientific study "Private pathological anatomy. Part II: The heart and blood vessels", published in late 1940. * Two

Orders of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration b ...

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

Hero of Socialist Labour The Hero of Socialist Labour (russian: links=no, Герой Социалистического Труда, Geroy Sotsialisticheskogo Truda) was an honorific title in the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries from 1938 to 1991. It repre ...

(1945)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abrikosov, Alexei Ivanovich Russian pathologists Soviet pathologists 1875 births 1955 deaths Heroes of Socialist Labour Stalin Prize winners Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Full Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences Academicians of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University alumni Imperial Moscow University alumni Professorships at the Imperial Moscow University Moscow State University faculty