Sergei Botkin
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Sergey Petrovich Botkin was a famous Russian
clinician, therapist, and activist, one of the founders of modern Russian medical science and education. He introduced triage
, pathological anatomy, and post mortem diagnostics into Russian medical practice.
At the age of 29, in 1861, he became a Professor of Therapeutical clinics department and created the first experimental and analytical medical laboratory in Russia.
In 1873, he was designated the "leib-medic" and elected the President of the Society of Russian medics in St. Petersburg
. In 1886, Botkin headed the Commission of Health of Russia's population, concerning high mortality rate
s in both peace- and wartime. Botkin Hospital is named after him.
He was the court physician for both Tsar Alexander II
and Tsar Alexander III
. He was the father of Dr. Eugene Botkin
, the court physician for Tsar Nicholas II
. Sergey's brother Vasily Botkin
was a prominent critic.
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
clinician, therapist, and activist, one of the founders of modern Russian medical science and education. He introduced triage
Triage
Triage or ) is the process of determining the priority of patients' treatments based on the severity of their condition. This rations patient treatment efficiently when resources are insufficient for all to be treated immediately. The term comes from the French verb trier, meaning to separate,...
, pathological anatomy, and post mortem diagnostics into Russian medical practice.
At the age of 29, in 1861, he became a Professor of Therapeutical clinics department and created the first experimental and analytical medical laboratory in Russia.
In 1873, he was designated the "leib-medic" and elected the President of the Society of Russian medics in St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
. In 1886, Botkin headed the Commission of Health of Russia's population, concerning high mortality rate
Mortality rate
Mortality rate is a measure of the number of deaths in a population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit time...
s in both peace- and wartime. Botkin Hospital is named after him.
He was the court physician for both Tsar Alexander II
Alexander II of Russia
Alexander II , also known as Alexander the Liberator was the Emperor of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881...
and Tsar Alexander III
Alexander III of Russia
Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov , historically remembered as Alexander III or Alexander the Peacemaker reigned as Emperor of Russia from until his death on .-Disposition:...
. He was the father of Dr. Eugene Botkin
Eugene Botkin
Yevgeny Sergeyevich Botkin was the court physician for Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra and, while in exile with the family, sometimes treated the hemophilia-related complications of the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia.Botkin went into exile with the Romanovs following the Russian...
, the court physician for Tsar Nicholas II
Nicholas II of Russia
Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Prince of Finland, and titular King of Poland. His official short title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias and he is known as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church.Nicholas II ruled from 1894 until...
. Sergey's brother Vasily Botkin
Vasily Botkin
Vasily Petrovich Botkin was a Russian essayist, literary, art and music critic, translator and publicist.-Early life:Vasily was the son of a wealthy merchant and the brother of the well known physician Sergey Botkin...
was a prominent critic.