Physiologist, born in Voronezh, W Russia. He studied in Paris, and became director of experimental surgery at the Collège de France. He specialized in grafting animal glands into the human body, experimented with testicle transplants as a means to rejuvenation, and wrote on his theory connecting gland secretions with senility.
Serge (Samuel) Voronoff (according to his biography written by Jean Real) was born as Samuel Abrahamovitch in a village close to Voronej in Russia.
His first wife was Marguerite Barbe. Married in 1897 (she died in 1910). Second wife was Evelyn Bostwick, a wealthy New York socialite. (Married to her in 1919, she died in 1921). Third wife was Gertrude ?, who became Condesa da Foz upon Voronoff's death.
He died on 3 September 1951 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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