Blumentrost Lawrence Lavrent'evich

(1692 - 1755), the youngest son of Lawrence Alferovicha,. He studied at the Moscow School of Pastor Gluck, then attended lectures in Halle, Oxford and Leiden, he defended his thesis "De secretione animali" (1713). In 1714, Mr.. Peter the Great appointed his physician-in-a physician to his beloved sister Natalia Alexeyevna. In 1715, Mr.. he was instructed to make a description of the disease monarch, which he personally had to provide certain medical in Europe. In fulfilling this mandate, Blumentrost in 1717, Mr.. was in Amsterdam and was negotiating with the Ruysch on the acquisition of Russia for his well-known throughout Europe, the anatomical study, with Blumentrost on condition that he had discovered the secret to maintaining the integrity of anatomical specimens. Under his supervision meetings Ruysch were taken to St. Petersburg. Also in 1717, Mr.. Blumentrost traveled to Olonec describing there the water. In 1718, after the death Areskina, the title of Life medic turned to Blumentrostu; he was also charged with managing the royal library and Kunstkammer; his closest assistant was Schumacher. In 1724, Mr.. Emperor Peter I adopted the proposal to establish the Academy of Sciences, compiled Blumentrostom with Schumacher. Meetings of the Academy began in late 1725, at the same time it was appointed president Blumentrost, the polite and friendly which compassed with academics praised Miller. When Peter II Blumentrost, living in Moscow, noticeably lost interest in the Academy. With the death of Peter II Blumentrost lost its former importance in the yard in the death of several persons of the royal family in a relatively short period of time, since 1725, Mr.. in 1731, blamed blundering chief physician. Blumentrost maintain the confidence of only Mecklenburg Duchess Ekaterina Ivanovna. When in 1733, Mr.. Duchess died, the Empress Anna ordered AI. Ushakov Blumentrosta subjected to interrogation and ask him to account in the treatment of her sister. Explanations Blumentrosta were given no reason to blame him for the death of Catherine, however, he was deported to Moscow. Soon after his accession to the throne of Elizabeth, Blumentrost filed a petition in her name, which pointed to his service her parents, and his situation has improved. In February 1755, Mr.. Blumentrost was summoned to St. Petersburg to discuss with I.I. Shuvalov measures regarding the newly established Moscow University, the curator who Blumentrost was appointed back in 1754