Professor N.P. Gundobin’s contribution to clinical, scientific and social pediatrics (on the 160^th anniversary of his birth)

The article contains information about life and professional activity of one of the founders of Russian pediatrics, age-dependent morphology and biochemistry, school hygiene – Professor N.P. Gundobin, his contribution to clinical, scientific and social pediatrics. N.P. Gundobin’s views on child examination and treatment, regularities of growth and development of children and their significance, prevention of diseases are presented