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Sergei Korsakoff

Russian psychiatrist (1854-1900)

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Born
January 22, 1854
Died
May 1, 1900
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1854

About Sergei Korsakoff

Sergei Sergeyevich Korsakov (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Ко́рсаков; 22 January 1854, Gus-Khrustalny – 1 May 1900, Moscow) was a Russian neuropsychiatrist, known for his studies on alcoholic psychosis. His name is lent to the eponymous Korsakov's syndrome and Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome. Sergei Sergeyevich Korsakov (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Ко́рсаков; 22 January 1854, Gus-Khrustalny – 1 May 1900, Moscow) was a neuropsychiatrist from the Russian Empire, known for his studies on alcoholic psychosis. Sergei Korsakov was the first great Russian neuropsychiatrist.

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The world when Sergei Korsakoff was born

Sergei Korsakoff was born in 1854. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1854

  • Best-selling bookWalden by Henry David Thoreau

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineKansas-Nebraska Act reignites slavery debate
  • Technology milestoneOtis elevator demonstrated at New York Crystal Palace
  • World population~1.34B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin Pierce
  • U.S. population25.7M

1854 versus 2026

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Measure18542026
Population25.7M341 million

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