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to the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences as a Corresponding Mem- 

 ber in 1943, and became an active member of the U.S.S.R. 

 Academy of Medical Sciences in 1944. 



Speranskii founded in 1910 the first hospital in Moscow (with 

 a clinic, consultation and milk kitchen) for infants. From 1922, 

 he carried out his scientific work at the Central Scientific Re- 

 search Institute for the care of mothers and infants; directed 

 that institute (which later was reorganized into the Institute of 

 Pediatrics) from 1925-30. At the same time he was president 

 of the Central Institute for the Advancement of Doctors and in 

 1934 became professor there. 



Speranskii' s work is devoted to acute and chronic disturb- 

 ances, digestion and acute gastric ailments in young children. 

 He applied rational diethotherapy for dysentery. He devoted 

 much time to the problem of pneumonia, grippe and septic s in 

 the newborn. He has also worked on pathology in older child- 

 ren, particularly rheumatism. He has organized and partici- 

 pated in many conferences on pediatricians, and has published 

 numerous articles on this subject. 

 Bibliography: 



and A. S. Rosenthal. The study of septic s in children of an 

 early age. Problems of Pediatrics. Moscow: 1947 (News 

 of Medicine, #6). 



Dysentery in children of pre -school age (clinical, pathogene- 

 sis and treatment). Problems of Prophylactics and the 

 Treatment of Dysentery. Moscow: 1952. 

 and A. S. Rosenthal. Chronic Nutritive Disturbances in 

 Young Children (hypothrophy I, II, III). Moscow: 1953. 

 Biography: 



G. N. Speranskii. Problems of Pediatrics, 1951. Collection 

 of works devoted to 50 years of scientific pedagogy and 

 social activity. 

 Office: Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR 



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SPITSYN, VIKTOR IVANQVICH (Chemist) 



V. I. Spitsyn was born April 25, 1902. He graduated from 

 Moscow University and taught there until 1931. In 1932 he was 

 made professor at the K. Liebknecht Moscow Pedagogical Insti- 

 tute and in 1942 he became professor at Moscow University. 



