Alexander von Kieter

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Alexander von Kieter

Justinus Ludwig Alexander Alexandrowitsch von Kieter (in Russian literature Alexander Alexandrowitsch Kiter , Russian Александр Александрович Китер ; * August 20 July / September 1,  1813 greg. In Wenden ; † March 24 jul. / April 5,  1879 greg. In St. Petersburg ) was a Livonian doctor and the founder of Russian surgical gynecology .

Life

Alexander von Kieter , son of the Rigaer Kreis fiscal Johann Ludwig Alexander von Kieter (1789-1852) and Constantia geb. von Gerstenzweig, began studying medicine at the University of Dorpat after attending the Russian government high school in Riga in 1831 , from which he graduated in 1835 with a gold medal. He was a member of the Fraternitas Rigensis . In 1836 he was with his dissertation De lithotripsiae methodo percussionis, praesertim de apparatu Heurteloupiano ad eam comme date for Doctor of Medical Sciences PhD. He then became assistant to NI Pirogow in the Dorpater Surgical Clinic. From 1838 to 1839 he continued his education with a state study abroad scholarship in Western Europe.

In 1840 Kieter became professor - adjunct for surgery at the University of Kazan with promotion to full professor in 1846. In 1849 he changed to the chair for obstetrics and childhood diseases at the St. Petersburg Imperial Medical and Surgical Academy , later the Military Medical Academy (WMA) . In 1858 he took over the chair for surgery there. At Kieter's request, KL Höppner headed the chair from 1862 . Kieter was a privy councilor and a permanent member of the Military Medical Committee .

Kieter was buried in St. Petersburg's Wolkowo Lutheran Cemetery. He left his wife Caroline Pauline geb. Ballazzés (* approx. 1816 in Paris ) and the sons Alexander and Anatol Wladimir v. Kieter.

Works (selection)

  • The lithotripsiae method percussionis, praesertim de apparatu Heurteloupiano ad eam commendato . Dissertation, Dorpat 1836.
  • De singularum lithotomae methodorum dignitate . Riga 1838.
  • Руководство к изучению женских болезней (Guide to the Study of Women's Diseases and the First Russian Textbook on Gynecology, 2 volumes). St. Petersburg 1857-1858.
  • Акушерство новейшего времени (modern obstetrics).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kiter, Alexander Alexandrowitsch . Brockhaus-Efron , St. Petersburg 1890–1907 (Russian).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Alexander von Kieter. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
  3. ↑ ALBUM FRATRUM RIGENSIUM. Hechthausen 1981. No. 166
personal data
SURNAME Kieter, Alexander von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kieter, Justinus Ludwig Alexander Alexandrowitsch von (full name); Kiter, Alexander Alexandrovich; Китер, Александр Александрович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Livonian doctor and founder of Russian surgical gynecology
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1813
PLACE OF BIRTH Turn
DATE OF DEATH April 5, 1879
Place of death St. Petersburg