Danylo Zabolotny | |
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| Born | December 28, 1866 |
| Died | December 15, 1929 (aged 62) |
| Resting place | Zabolotne (Q4182521), Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine[1] |
| Known for | Research in public health |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Epidemiology |
Danylo Kyrylovych Zabolotny (Ukrainian: Дани́ло Кири́лович Заболо́тний; 1866 in Chobotarka, Podolia Governorate – 1929) was a Ukrainian epidemiologist and the founder of the world's first research department of epidemiology. In 1927, he published one of the first texts in his field, Fundamentals of Epidemiology.
Zabolotny conducted groundbreaking research on a number of infectious diseases, including cholera, diphtheria, dysentery, plague, syphilis, and typhus, as well as on gangrene.
He also lead research missions during the third plague pandemic, particularly those in India, Arabia, Mongolia, and China.[1]
