Award
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q70096 · wikidata
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Friedrich Joseph Haass
1780-08-10 – 1853-08-16
Life & Legacy
Dr. Friedrich Joseph Haass (Russian: Фёдор Петрович Гааз, Fyodor Petrovich Gaaz; 10 August 1780 – 28 August [O.S. 16 August] 1853) was the "holy doctor of Moscow". Born in Bad Münstereifel, as a member of Moscow's governmental prison committee, he spent 25 years until the end of his life to humanize the penal system. During the last nine years before his death, he spent all of his assets to run a hospital for homeless people. He died in Moscow. Twenty thousand people attended his funeral at the Vvedenskoye Cemetery, which was paid for by the state as he had no more money.
He has a Catholic remembrance day of the 16th of August.
Occupation & Career
physician, philanthropist, public figure
Education
University of Jena; University of Göttingen
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class; Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class · Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
Education & Institutions
University of Göttingen · University of Jena
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q70096 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q70096 — wikidata View source
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