Victor Kandinsky | |
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Виктор Хрисанфович Кандинский | |
 Portrait of Victor Kandinsky, 1880 | |
| Born | 6 April 1849 |
| Died | 3 July 1889 (aged 40) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Cause of death | suicide by opium |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire |
| Education | Moscow Imperial University (1872) |
| Known for | research on the psychopathology of pseudohallucinations |
| Spouse | Elizaveta Karlovna Freimut–Kandinskaya |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychiatry |
| Institutions | Psychiatric Hospital of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (1881–1889) |
| Academic advisors | Aleksei Kozhevnikov |
Victor Khrisanfovich Kandinsky (Russian: Виктор Хрисанфович Кандинский, IPA: [ˈvʲiktər xrʲɪˈsanfəvʲɪtɕ kɐnʲˈdʲinskʲɪj]; 6 April 1849 – 3 July 1889) was a Russian Empire psychiatrist, and was 2nd cousin to famed artist Wassily Kandinsky.[1] He was born in Siberia into a large family of extremely wealthy businessmen.[2] Victor Kandinsky was one of the famous figures in Russian psychiatry and most notable for his contributions to the understanding of hallucinations.[3]
- ^ Kandinsky family tree, 6th generation. (in Russian)
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Lernerwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lerner, Vladimir; Margolin, Jacob; Witztum, Eliezer (2012). "Victor Kandinsky (1849–89): a pioneer of modern Russian forensic psychiatry". History of Psychiatry. 23 (2): 216–228. doi:10.1177/0957154X11416550. ISSN 0957-154X. PMID 23057230. S2CID 30068374.