Anatole Andrejew

Anatole Andrejew (born 1914) is a French scientist and artist of Russian origin.

Early life

Andrejew was born in St. Petersburg. 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.[1]

Later life

Now retired, he divides his time between Paris and Honfleur in Normandy, where he paints Post-Impressionist art, mainly views of French cities and landscapes.

He has exhibited as follows:[2]

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