Izrail Agol

Izrail Iossofovich Agol (Russian: Израиль Иосифович Агол; November 20, 1891 – March 8, 1937)[1] was a Soviet geneticist and philosopher.

He was a member of the USSR Academy of Science, worked briefly in the United States of America, and took an interest in radiation induced mutagenesis.

He was drafted during World War I and was part of a local self-defence group against a pogrom in which a friend and his first love were shot dead.

These scientists own research of the highest level, and it is thanks to their scientific activity that the world community of geneticists informs them about their achievements in genetics.

The three scientists in question have significantly increased our knowledge of genetics, while bringing great benefits to the USSR.— Legacy: documents, publications.

[2][3] Agol was a staunch Marxist and wrote a book on biology, vitalism and mechanistic views and their relation to Marxism [Витализм, механистический материализм и марксизм (1929)].