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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1897-01-01 ) 1 January 1897, Brăila , Kingdom of Romania
- Died
- 20 May 1988 (1988-05-20) (aged 91) , Bucharest , Socialist Republic of Romania
- Resting place
- Bellu Cemetery , Bucharest
- Citizenship
- Romania
- Alma mater
- Faculty of Medicine, Bucharest (1915–1922)
- Known for
- Gerovital
- Fields
- Gerontology , Geriatrics
- Institutions
- National Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics (founder)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anna
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Romania
- Place of birth
- Brăila
- Place of death
- Bucharest
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- director
- Educated at
- University of Bucharest
- Political party
- Romanian Communist Party
- Languages spoken
- Romanian
- Doctoral advisor
- Daniel Danielopolu
- Field of work
- gerontology
- Image
- Ana Aslan 1970.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1897-01-01
- date of death
- 1988-05-21
- Commons category
- Ana Aslan
- member of
- New York Academy of Sciences
- influenced by
- Constantin Ion Parhon
- name in native language
- Ana Aslan
- professorship
- full professor
- ethnic group
- Armenians
- interested in
- gerontology
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Encyclopedic overview
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Ana Aslan ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈana asˈlan]; 1 January 1897 – 20 May 1988), born Anna Aslanyan, was a Romanian biologist and physician of partial Armenian descent. She was born in Brăila and died in Bucharest. Aslan was a specialist in gerontology, academician from 1974 and the director of the National Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology (1958–1988) known for her invention of the drug Gerovital (H3). Aslan received international recognition for her research in gerontology.
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