Krassowski Eduard Anton Yakovlevich

(1821 - 1898). He graduated from the course in Medical-Surgical Academy, where he was a professor and director of obstetric and gynecological clinic, then was director of the St. Petersburg obstetrical facilities. Krassowski justly considered the most prominent Russian obstetrician last century. He raised to a higher altitude operative obstetrics and operative gynecology in Russia and in this respect has prestige in the academic world. Of particular fame he acquired as one of the earliest and prominent ovariotomistov. First ovariotomy (cyst removal operation) he made in 1862 their number reached several hundred, which he published many reports. Especially given essay: "De l'ovariotomie" (with an atlas, 1868; came out and in Russian). His Course of practical midwifery "(St. Petersburg, 1865) has not lost its significance. The second issue of the Course - "Operative Obstetrics" (1879, 4 th edition) for clarity, distinctness of numerous drawings, is considered a classic in the Russian medical literature. Many contributed to the success of obstetrics and gynecology in Russia Krassowski activities in which he founded, together with other doctors, the first gynecological and obstetrical society in St. Petersburg.