From the memoirs of Vyacheslav Avksentievich Manassein

Abstract

I first met V.A. in 1881, when I transferred from Moscow University to the third year of the Military Medical Academy. and V.A. taught us a course in private pathology and therapy, and in the evenings he went to the clinic every day with curators. Manassein's lectures were unusually lively. Possessing great erudition, constantly enriching his knowledge with the tireless study of current medical literature, he was a walking encyclopedia. His memory was amazing, but he still did not trust her and brought a pile of books to the lecture to acquaint us with the latest acquisitions from the original source.