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Alexander Bogdanov

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Alexander Bogdanov, born Alexander Malinovsky (1873-1928), was a Russian and later Soviet physician, philosopher, science fiction writer and Bolshevik revolutionary. A polymath, he pioneered the medical practice of blood transfusion and, through his theory of tektology, made contributions later recognized as important to general systems theory and cybernetics. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1873 1
Subfield
Political Theory 2
Connections

Associated With

Imperial Moscow University, Institutions and Social Structures
Source Alexander Bogdanov (Wikipedia)

Practices Studied

Capitalism, Institutions and Social Structures
Source Alexander Bogdanov (Wikipedia)

Shaped By

Classical Marxism, Social Theory and Concepts
Source New World Encyclopedia: Alexander Bogdanov
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Nationality

Russian Empire

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Soviet Union

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Alexander Bogdanov
  • Wikidata Q335142, class allow-list match, case-insensitive label variant (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/resolve_ci.ps1)
  • Wikidata Q335142, P569 (w-bbfill-smallsix3-0926)
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2. New World Encyclopedia: Alexander Bogdanov
New World Encyclopedia
  • Article text, subfield political-theory
    In 1904-1906, he published three volumes of the philosophical treatise Empiriomonism, in which he tried to merge Marxism with the philosophy of Ernst Mach, Wilhelm Ostwald, and Richard Avenarius.
  • Shaped By: Classical Marxism, Article text, Classical Marxism
    In 1904-1906, he published three volumes of the philosophical treatise Empiriomonism, in which he tried to merge Marxism with the philosophy of Ernst Mach, Wilhelm Ostwald, and Richard Avenarius.
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Alexander Bogdanov (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Alexander Aleksandrovich Bogdanov (Russian: Александр Александрович Богданов; 22 August 1873 [O.S. 10 August], 7 April 1928), born Alexander Malinovsky, was a Russian and later Soviet physician, philosopher, science fiction writer, and Bolshevik revolutionary.
  • Associated With: Imperial Moscow University, Article text
    Upon completion of the gymnasium, Bogdanov was admitted to the Natural Science Department of Imperial Moscow University.
  • Practices Studied: Capitalism, Article body
    He thus predicted that even after the war, the new system of state capitalism would replace that of finance capitalism even though the destruction of the forces of production would cease.
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