Nikolai Cholodny
Nikolai Cholodny | |
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| Born | 22 June 1882 Tambov, Russian Empire |
| Died | 4 May 1953 (aged 70) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Microbiologist |
| Known for | Cholodny–Went model |
Nikolai Grigorievich Cholodny or Kholodny (Russian: Николай Григорьевич Холодный; Ukrainian: Микола Григорович Холодний, romanized: Mykola Hryhorovych Kholodny; 22 June 1882 – 4 May 1953) was a Soviet microbiologist who worked at the University of Kiev during the 1930s.
He is known for the Cholodny–Went model, which he developed independently with Frits Warmolt Went of the California Institute of Technology. Despite being associated with the same theory, the two men never actually met.