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1902 Alexei Kozhevnikov, a Russian neurologist and psychiatrist, died (1836 – 24 Januar 1902). He graduated from Moscow University. He studied neurology in Germany, England and France, where he described amyotrophic sclerosis. Upon his return, he became a professor of nervous and mental illness in Moscow. His great contribution was the general promotion of a humane approach to mentally ill patients.