Alexander Bogdanov
Philosopher, Physician
1873 – 1928
Who was Alexander Bogdanov?
Alexander Aleksandrovich Bogdanov was a Russian physician, philosopher, science fiction writer, and revolutionary of Belarusian ethnicity.
He was a key figure in the early history of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party, being one of its cofounders and a rival to Vladimir Lenin until being expelled in 1909. In the first decade of the Soviet Union, he was an influential opponent of the government from a Marxist perspective. The polymath Bogdanov received training in medicine and psychiatry. His scientific interests ranged from the universal systems theory to the possibility of human rejuvenation through blood transfusion. He invented an original philosophy called “tectology,” now regarded as a forerunner of systems theory. He was also an economist, culture theorist, science fiction writer, and political activist.
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- Born
- Aug 22, 1873
Sokółka - Also known as
- Alexander Malinovsky
- Dr. Alexander Bogdanov
- Ethnicity
- Belarusians
- Profession
- Education
- Moscow State University
- Lived in
- Tula
- Died
- Apr 7, 1928
Moscow
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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