In 1884 he graduated from the
University of Moscow, and subsequently worked under
Aleksei Kozhevnikov (1836–1902) at the clinic of neurological diseases. He earned his medical doctorate in 1887, and in 1890 became head of the department of neurology at the clinic of Aleksei Alekseevich Ostroumov (1844–1908). In 1911, along with other academic personnel at the University of Moscow, he resigned in protest against reactionary reforms installed by the minister of education. Afterwards, he opened his own institute of neurology and
child psychology. In 1917 he returned to the university, and attained the chair of
neuropathology. In this position, he established a department for child
psycho-neurology and "defectology". Rossolimo is remembered for his work in experimental
psychology, research that included the development of
psychological profiles. A particular study of his involved grouping children according to
psycho-physiological characteristics and anomalies. He was co-founder of the "Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry", a publication named in honor of
Sergei Sergeievich Korsakoff (1853–1900). == Associated eponym ==