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Ivan Pavlov

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Ivan Pavlov

1849–1936

Russian physiologist (1849–1936)

Interwar & WWII

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Biography

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was a Russian and Soviet experimental neurologist and physiologist known for his discovery of classical conditioning through his experiments with dogs. Pavlov also conducted significant research on the physiology of digestion, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1904.

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1849
Birth

Russian scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1936)

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1849
Birth

Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)

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1936
Death

Russian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1849)

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