- Metchnikoff
- Elie, Russian biologist in Paris and Nobel laureate, 1845–1916. See M. theory.
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Metchnikoff — (Ilia Ilitch Metchnikov, dit élie) (1845 1916) microbiologiste russe. à Paris, il collabora avec Pasteur. Il découvrit la phagocytose (1884). P. Nobel de médecine 1908 … Encyclopédie Universelle
Metchnikoff — [mech′ni kôf΄] Élie [ā lē′] (Russ. Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov) 1845 1916; Russ. biologist & bacteriologist, in France … English World dictionary
Metchnikoff — noun Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845 1916) • Syn: ↑Elie Metchnikoff, ↑Metchnikov, ↑Elie Metchnikov, ↑Ilya Ilich Metchnikov • Instance Hypernyms: ↑bacteriologist * * * /mech ni kawf , kof /; Russ … Useful english dictionary
METCHNIKOFF, ELIE — (1845–1916), Russian biologist, born at Ivanovka, near Kharkov. Metchnikoff s father was an officer of the Imperial Guard; his mother was Jewish (her family name was Neakovich). After graduating from the University of Kharkov he went to Germany… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Metchnikoff Point — (64°3′S 62°34′W / 64.05°S 62.567°W / 64.05; 62.567) is a point forming the west extremity of Pasteur Peninsula in northern Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First … Wikipedia
Metchnikoff, Élie — orig. Ilya Ilich Mechnikov born May 16, 1845, near Kharkov, Ukraine, Russian Empire died July 16, 1916, Paris, France Russian zoologist and microbiologist. In 1888 Louis Pasteur offered him a post at the Pasteur Institute, and he succeeded… … Universalium
Metchnikoff , Elie — (1845–1916) Russian–French zoologist and cytologist Metchnikoff was born at Ivanovka near Kharkov (now in Ukraine) and educated at Kharkov University. After holding posts under Rudolf Leuckart at Göttingen and Giessen, and under Karl Siebold at… … Scientists
Metchnikoff, Elie — (1845–1916) Russian bacteriologist and Nobel laureate, 1908. Metchnikoff, whose mother was Jewish, was a professor at the University of Odessa but the Jewish persecution of the 1880s forced him to resign. He settled in Messina, Italy, where he … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Metchnikoff's theory — Metch·ni·koff s theory (mechґnĭ kofs) [Elie Metchnikoff (Ilia Ilich Mechnikov), Russian born zoologist in France and Nobel prize winner, 1845–1916] see under theory … Medical dictionary
Metchnikoff — biographical name Élie 1845 1916 originally Ilya Ilich Mechnikov French (Russian born) zoologist & bacteriologist … New Collegiate Dictionary
Metchnikoff — /mech ni kawf , kof /; Russ. /myech nyi keuhf/, n. Élie Fr. /ay lee /, (Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov), 1845 1916, Russian zoologist and bacteriologist in France: Nobel prize for medicine 1908. Russian, Mechnikov. * * * … Universalium
