Ivan Đaja, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ivan Đaja

Serbian biologist and physiologist (1884-1957)

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1884

Place of Birth: Le Havre, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 01-Oct-1957

Profession: biologist, physiologist

Nationality: Serbia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Ivan Ðaja (Serbian Cyrillic: ???? ????, French: Jean Giaja; 21 July 1884 – 1 October 1957) was a Serbian biologist, physiologist, author and philosopher. He was founder of the Chair for physiology at the Serbian Institute for Physiology, rector of the University of Belgrade, and member of the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts.
Ðaja was a popularizer of biology, performed research in the role of the adrenal glands in thermoregulation, as well as pioneering work in hypothermia.He has been described as the "restless researcher of the secret of life", who left a valuable creative and human mark in Serbian society, which was mostly pushed aside in the previous decades.