Dimitrie Voinov (1867-1951) and his achievements in biology

Abstract

Dimitrie Voinov (1867-1951) was one of the most important and valuable Romanian biologists. He dedicated his life to his passion for biology and he was a great professor, biologist, zoologist, histologist and cytologist. Also, Voinov was a professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Bucharest, where he made his passion for biology into a career. He studied formation and evolution of sex cells, oogenesis, and spermatogenesis in invertebrates. These studies provide essential contributions about invertebrate chromosomes. He also did a lot of research on cytoplasmic elements, such as mitochondria and Golgi complex. Voinov was the first researcher that discovered a case of aneuploidy in the Animalia Kingdom. Some of his research articles are considered the basis of classical cytogenetics and he is known as one of the founders of the Cytogenetics School in Romania. Dimitre Voinov was a member of the Romanian Academy. This article is a tribute to his impressive career and highlights his human and professional development, as well as his scientific contributions and discoveries.