Alexander Karlovich Limberg ( November 14 (26), 1856 , the town of Teve, Estonia - February 16 ( March 1 ) 1906 , St. Petersburg ) - the first Russian professor of dentistry. The founder of pediatric dentistry.
| Alexander Karlovich Limberg | |
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| Date of Birth | November 14 (26), 1859 |
| Date of death | February 16 ( March 1 ) 1906 (aged 46) |
| A country |  Russian empire |
| Scientific field | dentistry |
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| Academic degree | doctor of medicine (1891) |
| Academic rank | Professor |
| Known as | physician , dentist , first Russian professor of dentistry |
Biography
He graduated from the St. Petersburg Medical and Surgical Academy (1881).
Since 1882, he lectured and conducted practical classes at the first Russian dental school of F.I. Vazhinsky. In 1883 he founded the St. Petersburg Society of Dentists and Dentists. Since 1886, he conducted systematic examinations of the oral cavity and dental treatment in children.
In 1889, he was awarded the title of Honorary Professor at the Sklifosovsky Clinical Institute . In 1891 he defended his thesis "Modern Prevention and Treatment of Dental Caries" for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
Since 1900, he headed the first department of dental diseases in Russia at the St. Petersburg Women's Medical Institute .
Son - Alexander Alexandrovich Limberg .
Sources
- Palkin I.I.A. K. Limberg (On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth and the 50th anniversary of his death). // "Dentistry". - 1957. - No. 1. - S. 75β76.
- Limberg Alexander Karlovich on the site "History of Medicine"
- Big Medical Encyclopedia , edited by B. Petrovsky, 3rd edition
- Limberg, Alexander Karlovich - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .