He bequeathed his heart to science. To the 125th anniversary of the birth of anatomist, professor I.N. Matochkin

Ivan Nikitich Matochkin (1899 - 1973) is a prominent anatomist of the Soviet era, whose life story, as well as scientific and organizational work, should not be forgotten. He became one of the few outstanding personalities who, having been born in the countryside and striving for knowledge, achieved high results in the professional field. Of particular note is the work of Professor Matochkin in Arkhangelsk, where he arrived from Kazan to head the Department of Normal Anatomy of the Arkhangelsk State Medical Institute (ASMI) in 1940. The list of his merits should include the development of the department headed by him, participation in the organization of the Arkhangelsk branch of the All-Russian Scientific Society of Anatomists, Histologists and Embryologists, the Society Knowledge, numerous scientific works on neuromorphology and angiology, the publication of scientific collections on research topics, management of ASMI, defense of dissertations by many students of Professor Matochkin, which opened the way for them to a bright scientific future. All the significance that the department of normal anatomy, the university to which he devoted many years of his life, was for Ivan Nikitich, allows us to understand the bequeathed heart of the professor. In this article, in addition to the main milestones in the life of Professor I.N. Matochkin, previously unknown archival data are presented that complement the pages of the biography of the scientist.