Background
Baginsky was born in Ratibor, Silesia (now Check Republick) on May 22, 1843.
Baginsky was born in Ratibor, Silesia (now Check Republick) on May 22, 1843.
He studied medicine at the University of Berlin, graduating in 1866.
In 1881 he joined the faculty and later became a professor of pediatrics at the university.
Baginsky concentrated mainly on infectious diseases in children and on the use of milk and general hygiene in infants. Together with Rudolf Virchow, in 1890, he founded the children’s hospital, Kaiser und Kaiserin Friedrich Krankenhaus, and became its director.
In 1879 he founded and became editor of the journal "Archiv fur Kinderheilkunde". He also wrote widely on chemistry and physiology.
He was active in the Berlin Jewish community and fought against anti-Semitism in Germany.
Baginsky was a brilliant teacher and author. His "Lehrbuch der Kinderheilkunde" (“Textbook of Pediatrics,” 1882) became a classic that went into eight editions and was translated into many languages. Among his other publications were "Handbuch der Schulhygiene"(“Manual of School Hygiene,” 1877) and "Praktische Beitrage zur Kinderheilkunde" (“Practical Contributions to Pediatrics,” 1889-1884). He also wrote articlesapproving the hygienic aspects of the Bible.