The Institute of Experimental Education in St Petersburg is one of the oldest scientific establishments in Russia. It was founded by Alexander of Oldenburg in 1888 along the lines of Louis Pasteur's Pasteur Institute. The building was built in 1892-1895 by Ferdinand Loginovich Miller, and it was here that Pavlov did much of his groundbreaking physiological research. The portal of the library is decorated with tiles created by Peter Vaulin between 1911 and 1913.
Departments
The institute was divided into eight departments:
Chemistry headed by M.V.Nentsky
Epizootiology headed by K.Ya.Gelman
General Bacteriology headed by Sergei Winogradsky
Pathologic Anatomy headed by N.V.Uskov
Physiology headed by Pavlov
Science Library headed by V.G.Ushakov
Syphilidology headed by E.F.Shperk
Vaccination Department headed by V.A.Krayushkin