Alexander Gurwitsch

Alexander Gurwitsch
Born26 September 1874
Died27 July 1954(1954-07-27) (aged 79)
Known forMorphogenetic Field Theory, Mitogenetic Radiation
Scientific career
FieldsDevelopmental biology

Alexander Gavrilovich Gurwitsch, sometimes Gurvich or Gurvitch (Russian: Александр Гаврилович Гурвич; 1874–1954) was a Russian and later Soviet biologist and medical scientist who originated the morphogenetic field theory and discovered the biophoton.