Vladimir Gulevich


Vladimir Sergeevich Gulevich was a Russian and Soviet biochemist who first isolated carnitine from mammalian muscle.

Biography

Gulevich graduated in 1890 and received the degree of doctor of medicine in 1896 from the department of medicine of Moscow State University. From 1899 to 1900 he was a professor at the University of Kharkov. From 1900, he joined the Moscow State University where he was rector for a brief period of time in 1919.
Vladimir Sergeevich Gulevich was elected member of Leopoldina in 1928. He was a full member of the USSR Academy of Sciences since 1929.