| LC control no. | n 83021299 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Karpovich, Peter V. |
| Variant(s) | Karpovich, Peter V., 1896-1975 Karpovich, Peter V. (Peter Vasily), 1896-1975 |
| Associated country | Russia (Federation) United States |
| Associated place | Rīga (Latvia) Springfield (Mass.) |
| Birth date | 1896-04-06 |
| Death date | 1975-06-13 |
| Place of birth | Russia (Federation) Luga (Russia) |
| Place of death | Springfield (Mass.) |
| Field of activity | Physiology |
| Affiliation | Springfield College American College of Sports Medicine |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers Physical education teachers |
| Found in | Bogomolet︠s︡, A. A. The prolongation of life ... 1946. NUC pre-56 (Karpovich, Peter V.; usage: Peter V. Karpovich, Peter V. Karpovich, M.D.; author of titles in English, co-translator of title from Russian to English) Springfield College Archives and Special Collections, viewed 5 Nov. 2020 Dr. Peter V. Karpovich (Peter V. Karpovich (1896-1975); born in Russia; trained as a medical doctor at State Military Academy of Medicine, Petrograd, in 1919; fled to Latvia in 1922 and worked at the Riga YMCA; tavelled to US in 1925, conducted research and studied at Springfield College; joined faculty in 1927; professor of physiology and director of physiology research laboratory there; a founding member of the American College of Sports Medicine; internationally recognized pioneer in physical education) <https://springfieldcollege.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15370coll2/id/4906/> Iron Game History, March 2005, viewed online 5 Nov. 2020 Todd, J. Conversion of Dr. Karpovich, p.4-12 (b. Peter Vasilevich Karpovich on 6 Apr. 1896 in Louga (small town 80 miles from St. Petersburg); defected to Latvia in 1922; moved to Springfield, MA in 1925; became naturalized US citizen in 1935; died 13 June 1975) ancestry.com, 5 Nov. 2020 (Peter Vasily Karpovich; b. 6 Apr. 1896 in Luga, Russia; d. 13 June 1975 in Springfield MA; male) OCLC, 5 Nov. 2020 (hdg.: Karpovich, Peter V., Karpovich, Peter V. (Peter Vasily), 1896-, Karpovich, Peter V., 1896-1975 ; usage: Peter V. Karpovich) |
| Associated language | eng |
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