Raukhfus

RAUKHFUS Karl Andreevich (1835 - 1915), one of the founders of Russian pediatrics. Born in St. Petersburg, he graduated from the Medico-Surgical Academy in 1857. A contemporary and ardent follower of Virchow, he became a prosector in the Foundling Home, where he wrote his first works on vaccination, pulmonary artery atresia, etc. In addition, he was engaged in the then new science of laryngology. In 1864, he developed a plan and built a children's hospital in St. Petersburg, which now bears his name, where he worked for 40 years, wrote many scientific works, and trained a number of pediatricians. In Moscow, he built a children's hospital in 1873 (now named after Rusakov). His major works are devoted to diphtheria ("Progress in the application of anti-diphtheritic serum in Russia", St. Petersburg, 1898), congenital heart defects, and the organization of children's hospitals. He was engaged in extensive social activities, was the founder of several societies, and All-Russian guardian for the protection of mothers and infants. Raukhfus was invited to the chair of pediatrics in Berlin, but refused, preferring to work in Russia.