In memory of Academician of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences Georgy Fedorovich Lang (1875–1948)

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Russian and Soviet physician, scientist and one of the founders of Russian Cardiology, Georgy Fedorovich Lang. The publication presents the biography of Georgy Fedorovich and outlines the main milestones of his life which contributed to the formation of G.F. Lang as an outstanding scientist, an unsurpassed practicing physician and a talented manager. The article also describes the activities of Georgy Fedorovich as the head of the Faculty Therapy Department of the 1-st Leningrad Medical Institute, including the time during the difficult years of devastation for the country after the end of the Civil War, as well as during the period of severe trials that befell the residents of Leningrad during the Great Patriotic War. The scientific achievements of G.F. Lang and his students in the field of cardiology, hematology and endocrinology are described in detail. The enormous contribution made by Georgy Fedorovich Lang to the development of Russian medicine is highly valued.