Background
FRENKEL’, Semyon was born in 1875.
FRENKEL’, Semyon was born in 1875.
1898 graduate Medical Faculty, Khar’kov University.
Expelled from Kiev University for involvement in student riots. After graduate worked as physician in Liman’, Kiev Province. 1905 imprisoned for revol activity.
After release elected to 1st State Duma. After dissolution of Duma tried on charge of distributing illegal propaganda material and sentenced to two years imprisonment. 1908-1910 served sentence in Uman’ fortress.
1911 went abroad and studied roentgenology under Levi-Dorn for three years. Also studied under other specialists in Berlin, Hamburg, Vienna and Paris. After 1917 October Revol for 15 years head
Roentgenological Department, Kremlin Hospital and head, Radiological Department, Cenlr Oncological Institute. Professor of roentgenology, 1st Moscow Medical Institute. Foundcr-chairman and bd member, Moscow Social of Roentgenologists.
Presidium member, All-Union Association of Roentgenologists. Chairman, Russian Social of Roentgenologists. Company-ed, Bol'shaya meditsinskaya entsiklopediya (Large Medical Encyclopedia) (1st ed).
Read papers at all major Soviet roentgenological conferences. Also read papers at international radiological and roentgenological congresses in London, Stockholm and Zurich. Wrote 47 works.