Alexei Andreevich Samkov
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Alexei Andrejewitsch Samkow ( Russian Алексей Андреевич Замков ; * 1883 , † October 25, 1942 in Moscow ) was a Soviet doctor and biologist.
Samkov developed the first hormone preparation, grawidan , which was very popular in the USSR in the 1930s. The users of the preparation included Clara Zetkin , Maxim Gorki , Molotow and Kalinin . In 1938 his work was made difficult by state repression.
Samkov was married to the Russian sculptor Vera Ignatievna Muchina . He suffered a heart attack and died in 1942.
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| SURNAME | Samkov, Alexei Andreevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Замков, Алексей Андреевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet doctor and biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1883 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1942 |
| Place of death | Moscow |