Nikolai Pirogov
1810 – 1881 · aged 71
Russian medical scientist (1810-1881)
- Born
- 1810 · Moscow
- Died
- 1881 · Vinnytsia
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- 1810BornBorn in Moscow
- 1844AwardDemidov Prize
- 1860AwardOrder of Saint Anna, 1st class
- 1873AwardOrder of St. Vladimir, 2nd class
- 1877AwardOrder of the White Eagle
- 1881DiedDied in Vinnytsia
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Major world events during their lifetime (1810 – 1881).
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
Biography
Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov (Russian: Николай Иванович Пирогов; 25 November [O.S. 13 November] 1810 – 5 December [O.S. 23 November] 1881) was a Russian scientist, medical doctor, pedagogue, public figure, and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1847), one of the most widely recognized Russian physicians. Considered to be the founder of field surgery, he was the first surgeon to use anaesthesia in a field operation (1847) and one of the first surgeons in Europe to use ether as an anaesthetic. He is credited with the invention of various kinds of surgical operations and developing his own technique of using plaster casts to treat fractured bones.
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