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Mini Bio (1). Pyotr (Peter) Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on May 7, 1840, in Votkinsk, Vyatka region, Russia. He was the second of six children (five brothers and one sister). His father, named Ilya Chaikovsky, was a mining business executive in Votkinsk.
Ignaz Semmelweis was born on July 1st 1818 near Budapest. His father was a wealthy wholesale grocer. In 1837 he studied Law at the University of Vienna before changing to Medicine in 1838. In 1844, Semmelweis was awarded a doctorate in Medicine.