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Pavel Nikolayevich ANDREYEV Edit Profile

Veterinary microbiologist and epizoologist

Pavel ANDREYEV, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Veterinary microbiologist and epizoologist. professor from 1915; Honorary Sciences Worker of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1946.

Background

ANDREYEV, Pavel was born in 1872 in Smolensk. Son of a military surgeon.

Education

1897 graduate Khar’kov Veterinary Institute.

Career

From 1897 assistant professor, Bacteriological Laboratory, Khar’kov Veterinary Institute. 1900 defended master’s thesis. From 1901 toured Germany, Holland, England, France and other European countries to study veterinary supervision of slaughter-houses, meat processing plants and meat storage facilities.

1907-1909 studied bacteriology in Berlin, first under Professor Wassermann, at the Koch Institute of Infectious Diseases, then under Professor L’hlenhuth and Professor Neufeld. Returned to Russia and directed production of sera. Lectured on general and specialized bacteriology at bacteriology courses for veterinarians.

1915 associate professor, Chair of Epizoology, Military Medical Academy. From 1916 professor, Novocherkassk Veterinary Institute. From 1922 professor, Moscow Zooveterinary Institute.

1922-1925 consultant, Main Veterinary Board, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics People's Commissariat of Health. Drafted first Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Veterinary Statutes and drew up rules for the inspection and condemning of meat products, as well as regulations for the opening, operation and content of slaughter-houses. 1927-1949 variously deputy director, head

Microbiology Department, head, Laboratory for Infectious Diseases of Hogs, All-Union Institute of Experimental Veterinary Sciences. 1905, 1909 and 1914 attended International Veterinary Congresses in Budapest, the Hague and London. Wrote 100 works.

Religion

Religion is bad because it obstructs scientific research.

Views

Marxism–Leninism as the only truth could not, by its very nature, become outdated.