From the 13th century (von) Anrep dynasty which originated from Westphalia. The family settled in Livonia and had a strong military tradition that included Vassily's parents. His father, Konstantin Joseph v. Anrep (1819-1852), was an officer in the Russian Navy and his mother, Julia Ozersky, was the daughter of a Russian general. He studied law at St. Petersburg University, changing after 1 year to medicine and graduating from the Medical Academy in 1876. During the Russian-Turkish War of 1877-1878 Anrep worked as an army physician. He then went to Germany to study alkaloids with Professor Michael Rossbach, professor of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy at the University of Wurzburg, publishing his classic paper regarding the pharmacology of cocaine in 1880. In 1882, he married Prascovia Zatzepin (1857-1918), the widow of a St. Petersburg lawyer, and had two sons, Boris (1883-1969) and Gleb (1890-1955). Boris became a renowned artist based in London and Paris, whereas Gleb became an influential and prolific physiologist, conducting research in St. Petersburg (with Ivan Pavlov), London (originally with Ernest Starling), and Cambridge before finally settling in Cairo in 1931.
From the 13th century (von) Anrep dynasty which originated from Westphalia. The family settled in Livonia and had a strong military tradition that included Vassily's parents. His father, Konstantin Joseph v. Anrep (1819-1852), was an officer in the Russian Navy and his mother, Julia Ozersky, was the daughter of a Russian general. He studied law at St. Petersburg University, changing after 1 year to medicine and graduating from the Medical Academy in 1876. During the Russian-Turkish War of 1877-1878 Anrep worked as an army physician. He then went to Germany to study alkaloids with Professor Michael Rossbach, professor of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy at the University of Wurzburg, publishing his classic paper regarding the pharmacology of cocaine in 1880. In 1882, he married Prascovia Zatzepin (1857-1918), the widow of a St. Petersburg lawyer, and had two sons, Boris (1883-1969) and Gleb (1890-1955). Boris became a renowned artist based in London and Paris, whereas Gleb became an influential and prolific physiologist, conducting research in St. Petersburg (with Ivan Pavlov), London (originally with Ernest Starling), and Cambridge before finally settling in Cairo in 1931.
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