At the origins of Saint-Petersburg state pediatric medical university: the contribution by an outstanding pediatrician K. A. Rauchfuss

Based on archival and published materials, the article describes the activity of an outstanding pediatrician and one of the founders of pediatrics in Russia K. A. Rauchfuss (1835-1915). His contribution to clinical pediatrics, training of pediatricians and the development of new children’s hospitals with regard to the age-related pathology, as well as the style of his management and principles of building relationship with colleagues, patients and their relatives is consi-dered. The role of K. A. Rauchfuss in the organization of the Children’s Hospital in Memory of Sacred Coronation of their Imperial Majesties (Saint-Petersburg, 1905) and his idea to open the Institute for the Protection of Motherhood and Infancy are highlighted. At present, the Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University is taking steps to commemorate the name of K. A. Rauchfuss, particularly to restore the memorial plaque that was put on the wall of one of the pavilions in 1909.