Ivan Đaja
Ivan Đaja | |
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Иван Ђаја | |
| Born | 21 July 1884 |
| Died | 1 October 1957 (aged 73) |
| Alma mater | Sorbonne |
| Known for | pioneer of hypothermia |
| Awards | Montyon Prize (1946) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology |
| Institutions | University of Belgrade |
| Doctoral advisor | Albert Dastre |
Ivan Đaja (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Ђаја, 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. Đaja 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.