THE FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD OF N.I. PIROGOV
Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov was born on 13 (25) November 1810. The childhood and family had a great influence on his scientific and practical activities and views. The grandfather of Nikolay Pirogov, Ivan Mikceich Pirogov, the most part of his life served in the military that was founded by Peter the Great. After Ivan Mikheich retired, he moved to Moscow with his family and opened a brewery that was improved to European style. His son, Ivan Ivanovich Pirogov, was born in 1772. He received a good education and served in the military. By the beginning of the nineteenth century he was appointed treasurer in the provisional administration. Ivan Ivanovich and his wife Elizaveta Ivanovna had fourteen children, many of whom died in infancy. Among six children who survived, Nikolay was the youngest.