Ana Chranowa (1899, Sofia – 1981)

Scientist, zoologist. Graduated in Natural History at the Sofia University (1921). Specialized at the Pasteur Institute in Paris (1924), the Fermentation Institute in Berlin (1925-1926), the Zoological Institute at the Greifswalde University (1926), in Berlin (1940, 1958), the Würzburg University (1942-1947). Doctor of Natural Sciences (1926). Assistant Professor at the Sofia University (1926-1949). Associate Professor at the Institute of Experimental Medicine and Institute of Physiology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Worked in the field of zoology and medical biology – studied etiology of the structure and oncological diseases.