Aleksander F. Tur — outstanding pediatrician, scientist, teacher (on the 130th anniversary of birth)

Maria O. Revnova; Ревнова Мария Олеговна; Dmitry O. Ivanov; Иванов Дмитрий Олегович; Irina M. Gaiduk; Гайдук Ирина Михайловна; Tatyana V. Polishchuk; Полищук Татьяна Владимировна; Ekaterina V. Kaprior; Каприор Екатерина Васильевна; Anna V. Emelyanova; Емельянова Анна Владимировна; Inna V. Koltuntseva; Колтунцева Инна Викторовна; Larisa V. Sakhno; Сахно Лариса Викторовна; Svetlana V. Bairova; Баирова Светлана Вадимовна; Tatjana V. Mishkina; Мишкина Татьяна Владимировна; Ilya A. Reshetnyak; Решетняк Илья Александрович; Anna V. Fadeeva; Фадеева Анна Владимировна; Elizaveta Y. Makarova; Макарова Елизавета Юрьевна

doi:10.17816/PED153107-114

Aleksander F. Tur — outstanding pediatrician, scientist, teacher (on the 130th anniversary of birth)

Authors: Revnova M.O.¹, Ivanov D.O.¹, Gaiduk I.M.¹, Polishchuk T.V.¹, Kaprior E.V.¹, Emelyanova A.V.¹, Koltuntseva I.V.¹, Sakhno L.V.¹, Bairova S.V.¹, Mishkina T.V.¹, Reshetnyak I.A.¹, Fadeeva A.V.¹, Makarova E.Y.¹
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1. Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Issue: Vol 15, No 3 (2024)
Pages: 107-114
Section: Anniversaries
URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/pediatr/article/view/642152
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/PED153107-114
ID: 642152

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In 2024, the medical community will celebrate the 130^th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding pediatrician, scientist, creator of scientific and practical schools of pediatrics — Alexander F. Tur. Alexander F. Tur was born on September 3 (15), 1894. In 1911 he was enrolled in the Imperial Military Medical Academy. From April 1915 he worked as a doctor in the active army; in August of the same year, A.F. Tur was captured and worked as a doctor in the infirmary for 3 years. In 1918, A.F. Tur resumed his studies at the Academy. From 1921 to 1930 — he worked part-time in the clinic of childhood diseases of the Military Medical Academy, under the guidance of Professor M.S. Maslov, in 1925 he was enrolled in the staff of the Leningrad Scientific and Practical Institute of Maternity and Infancy Protection named after Clara Zetkin. In 1939, the Department of Hospital Pediatrics was organized at the institute, headed by Alexander F. Tur and worked there until the end of his life. During the war years, A.F. Tur supervised the organization of clinic bomb shelters, advised children, conducted rounds, lectured students, and gave lectures to residents of the besieged city. A.F. Tur worked on a wide range of scientific problems in pediatrics, devoting his work to the most pressing issues of medicine: physiological characteristics and education of healthy children, physiology and pathology of newborns and premature babies, hematology of a healthy and sick child, dietetics of a healthy and sick child, rickets in children and its prevention, organization of children’s healthcare. A.F. Tur laid the foundations of preventive medicine at the outpatient stage, which are still followed today. The legacy of scientist is a fundamental pediatric school, a large number of scientific discoveries and works, thousands of trained do.

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Alexander F. Tur, pediatrician, scientist, Department of Hospital Pediatrics, Pediatric School