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Which schools did Ivan Pavlov attend before studying science?

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Before pursuing his scientific career, Ivan Pavlov attended a church school and a theological seminary in Ryazan.1

He eventually abandoned his theology studies in 1870 to enroll at the University of St. Petersburg, where he began his formal education in chemistry and physiology.21