Alexander Gurwitsch
Alexander Gavrilovich Gurwitsch, sometimes Gurvich or Gurvitch (Russian: Александр Гаврилович Гурвич; 1874–1954) was a Russian and later Soviet biologist and medical scientist who originated the morphogenetic field theory and discovered the biophoton. == Early life == Gurwitch was the son of a Jewish provincial lawyer; his family was artistic and intellectual, and he decided to study medicine only after failing to gain a place studying painting.