1 3 9 1 – 1 4 6 0 ) ▁Ver seh ung ▁des ▁Le ib s ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 4 2 9 ▁( pub lished ▁ 1 4 9 1 ), ▁together ▁form ▁the ▁Ped iat ric ▁Inc un ab ula , ▁four ▁great ▁medical ▁treat ises ▁on ▁children ' s ▁phys i ology ▁and ▁path ology . ▁ ▁The ▁Swedish ▁phys ician ▁N ils ▁Ros én ▁von ▁Rosen stein ▁( 1 7 0 6 – 1 7 7 3 ) ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁modern ▁ped iat rics ▁as ▁a ▁medical ▁special ty , ▁while ▁his ▁work ▁The ▁dise ases ▁of ▁children , ▁and ▁their ▁rem ed ies ▁( 1 7 6 4 ) ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁" the ▁first ▁modern ▁text book ▁on ▁the ▁subject ". ▁Ped iat rics ▁as ▁a ▁special ized ▁field ▁of ▁medicine ▁continued ▁to ▁develop ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century ; ▁German ▁phys ician ▁Abraham ▁Jacob i ▁( 1 8 3 0 – 1 9 1 9 ) ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁American ▁ped iat rics ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁many ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁field . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁medical ▁training ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁later ▁pract iced ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁generally ▁accepted ▁ped iat ric ▁hospital ▁is ▁the ▁H ô p ital ▁des ▁En f ants ▁Mal ades ▁( ), ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁previous ▁or phan age . ▁From