Georgy Fedorovich Lang (On the sesquicentennial anniversary)

The anniversary article presents the life and creative path of the outstanding Russian Soviet scientist, physician and teacher Georgy Fedorovich Lang (1875-1948), one of the founders of Russian cardiology. The scientific achievements of the scientist are shown, a special place among which is the creation of the concept of hypertensive disease, a disease of the neurohumoral apparatus regulating blood circulation, caused by mental trauma and overstrain of the central nervous system.