Nikolai Amosov, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Nikolai Amosov

Ukrainian soviet and Ukrainian surgeon

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1913

Date of Death: 12-Dec-2002

Profession: physician, physician writer, surgeon, philosopher

Nationality: Ukraine

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Nikolai Mikhailovich Amosov, Doctor of Science, Professor (December 6, 1913, Olkhovo, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire – December 12, 2002, Kiev, Ukraine) was a Soviet and Ukrainian doctor of Russian origin, heart surgeon, inventor, best-selling author, and exercise enthusiast, known for his inventions of several surgical procedures for treating heart defects.Born to Russian peasants, Nikolai fought in World War II.
After the war he moved to Kiev and in 1965 wrote The Thoughts and the Heart, selling millions of copies.
He was the recipient of multiple awards. In 2008 Amosov was placed second in their ranking of "our greatest compatriots" by the viewers of the TV show The Greatest Ukrainians.