title: [The contribution of N.I. Pirogov to the development of forensic medicine (on the occasion of his 200th birthday anniversary)].
abstract: The main facets of professor N.I. Pirogov's professional activity are outlined. Forensic medicine (in the first place its organizational and practical aspects) was an integral component of his scientific and clinical work, along with applied anatomy and surgery. Landmark publications of N.I. Pirogov are listed with special reference to those concerned with forensic medical expertise of medical malpractice cases, postmortem inspection and intravital examination procedures, wound ballistics studies, the atlas of forensic pathology, etc. The surgeon and anatomist N.I. Pirogov can be justly regarded as a founder of forensic medicine in this country.
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Isakov
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Tolmachev
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Ozeretskovskiĭ
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Tiurin
authors.forename: O D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Belousova
mesh_terms: D000716:Anatomy, Artistic; D001271:Atlases as Topic; D001344:Autopsy / Q000266:history; D005197:Famous Persons; D044709:Forensic Ballistics / Q000266:history; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000266:history*; D005629:Frozen Sections / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012426:Russia; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000266:history