Researching Ivan Petrov
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The name Ivan means "God's gracious gift" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Some Famous People called Ivan Petrov
Ivan Atanassov Petrov
Ivan Atanassov Petrov, (b. 1947) is a noted Bulgarian neurologist and head of the Clinic of Neurology at the Medical Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sofia, Bulgaria, and holds an MD, and PhD.
His research on biopsy investigation of muscle and peripheral nerves in neuromuscular diseases has made significant contributions to neurological science . He is the author of more than 120 scientific publications in the areas of neuropathology, postherpetic neuralgia and multiple sclerosis. He sits on the editorial boards of the journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases and the journal of Bulgarian Neurology.
He is married to the Bulgarian nutritionist Stefka Petrova and has one son.
Source: Ivan Atanassov Petrov, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaIvan Ivanovich Petrov
Ivan Ivanovich Petrov ( February 9, 1920 in Irkutsk ― December 26, 2003 in Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian bass opera singer. People's Artist of the USSR (1959).
Born Ivan Krauze (Краузе), the family took the name Petrov in 1936 after moving from Siberia to Moscow due to the suspicions of anyone with a German surname. He entered the Bolshoi Theatre in 1942 after three years with the Moscow Philharmonic spent traveling giving concerts for the troops. He continued singing until 1970 when diabetes began to affect his voice, then concentrated on teaching.
His repertoire included both Russian and Western works, which in Russia were also usually sung in Russian. He recorded for the conductors Kiril Kondrashin, Mark Ermler, Boris Khaykin, Mikhail Zhukov, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Samuil Samosud, Nikolai Golovanov and Vassili Nebolsin.
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