Pavel Bogovski (; 10 March 1919

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

– 8 March 2006) was an

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oncologist Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''� ...

and anatomy

pathologist Pathology is the study of disease. 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 used in the context of modern medical treatme ...

. He studied at the

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from 1937 to 1941, but then transferred because of the Second World War to Almaty Medical Institute in Kazakhstan, where he graduated in 1943. After the war he returned to Tartu to study for a Ph.D, which he was awarded in 1949. From 1949 he worked at the Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine in

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and was its director from 1974 to 1991. From 1977 he was the leader of the commission on Estonian medical terminology. In 1993 he was elected a member of the

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. In 1999 he was awarded the Republic of Estonia science prize (lifework prize).

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1919 births 2006 deaths Scientists from Tartu Estonian people of Russian descent Oncologists 20th-century Estonian physicians Soviet oncologists Soviet pathologists Hugo Treffner Gymnasium alumni University of Tartu alumni Corresponding Members of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences 8th Estonian Rifle Corps personnel Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class Burials at Metsakalmistu {{Estonia-academic-bio-stub