11 Facts About Eugene Botkin

Yevgeny Sergeyevich Botkin, commonly known as Eugene Botkin, was the court physician since 1908 for Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra.

Eugene Botkin sometimes treated the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia for haemophilia-related complications, like in Spala in 1912.

Eugene Botkin was murdered with the Imperial family by guards on 17 July 1918.

Eugene Botkin was born in the Saint Petersburg in the Russian Empire, the fourth son of Anastasia Alexandrovna and Sergey Eugene Botkin, who had been a court physician since 1870 under Tsars Alexander II and Alexander III.

Eugene Botkin's father is considered one of the founders of modern Russian medical science and education who introduced triage, pathological anatomy, and post mortem diagnostics into Russian medical practice.

Eugene Botkin served with distinction aboard the St Georgievsky Red Cross hospital train and wrote notes on the Russo-Japanese War.

Eugene Botkin married Olga Vladimirovna Manuilova in 1891 and had four children, Dimitri, Yuri, Gleb and Tatiana.

Eugene Botkin's marriage broke up under the strain caused by Botkin's dedication to the Romanovs and his long hours at court.

Eugene Botkin became increasingly religious and "developed an increasing abhorrence for the flesh," according to his son Gleb.

Eugene Botkin was very studious and conscientious in his studies.

Eugene Botkin was featured in the 1971 film Nicholas and Alexandra, portrayed by Timothy West; as well as the 1996 television movie Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny where he was portrayed by David Warner.