1908
Ilya Mechnikov – Biographical
Biographical
Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov was born on May 15, 1845*, in a village near Kharkov in Russia (now Kharkiv, Ukraine). He was the son of an officer of the Imperial Guard, who was a landowner in the Ukraine steppes. His mother, née Nevakhowitch, was of Jewish origin. Mechnikov went to school at Kharkov and was, even…
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Nobel Banquet Menu 1908
Hors d´œuvre Tortue clarie à l´anglaise Filets de sole Marguery Selle de pré, salé à la choron Médaillons de homard à la parisienne Faisan doré rôti Salade d´Alger Fonds d´artichaut Maintenon Succès de glace à la Victoria Friandises Fruits VINS Madère Château Palmer Hochheimer Roederer, Carte Blanche Roederer, Grand Vin Sec Château Lafite Giesshübler Porto…
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