Ivan Pavlov was born in a small village in central Russia in 1849 (Girogian). Born as the son of a priest, his family had high hopes of him graduating from seminary. After reading Charles Darwin, he found that he cared more for scientific pursuits and left for the University of St. Petersburg. There he studied chemistry, pharmacology, and most importantly, for him, physiology and received his doctorate in 1879 (Girogian). He continued his studies and began doing his own research in topics that interested him most: digestion and blood circulation. …
