Vasilii Ivanovich Oshkaderov and his contribution to the organization of anatomical departments

Vasilii Ivanovich Oshkaderov is a prominent Russian anatomist whose name is associated with many medical universities. He began his career as a scientist and an organizer of medical education within the walls of Voronezh State University, graduating from the medical faculty and working at the department of anatomy under the guidance of professors I.V. Georgievskii and G.M. Iosifov until 1929. From 1929 to 1931 Vasily Ivanovich headed the department of normal anatomy at the Kuban Medical Institute. From 1931 to 1937 he headed the staff of the anatomical departments at the 1st Leningrad Medical Institute and the P.F. Lesgaft Institute of Physical Culture. In 1937, he was sent to the Vitebsk Medical Institute to organize the department of anatomy. From 1940 to 1942 V.I. Oshkaderov served as the head of the department of anatomy of the Kronstadt Naval School. Activitiy of V.I. Oshkaderov is associated with the veterinary department of the Ivanovo Agricultural Institute, the Central Research Institute of Physical Culture and Sports in Moscow, the Leningrad Pharmaceutical Institute, the Agricultural Institute of Pushkin. The last three months of the life of Vasily Ivanovich were associated with the department of anatomy and chemistry of the Smolensk Institute of Physical Culture. In this article, along with the main milestones of the scientific and organizational activities of professor V.I. Oshkaderov, previously unknown archival data are given that complement the pages of the biography of the scientist.