Anatole Andrejew


Anatole Andrejew was a French scientist and artist of Russian origin.

Early life

Andrejew was born in St. Petersburg in September 1914. After the October revolution of 1917 he left Russia with his parents for Lithuania, first to Kaunas and after two years to Wilno, then in Poland. After passing his baccalaureate exams at the gymnasium in Wilno he left Poland in July 1932 for Paris, where he studied biochemistry.

Scientific career

After graduation he worked at the Pasteur Institute where he specialized in tuberculosis. In 1953 Andrejew published "The metabolism of the tubercle bacillus " with American scientist William F. Drea.

Later life

In retirement, Andrejew divided his time between Paris and Honfleur in Normandy, where he painted Post-Impressionist art, particularly views of French cities and landscapes.
He held the following exhibitions:
Andrejew died in Paris in January 2013 at the age of 98.

Selected publications