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Nikolai Pirogov

1810-11-13 – 1881-11-23

Portrait of the Surgeon Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogovlabel QS:Les,"Retrato del cirujano Nikolai Ivánovich Pirogóv"label QS:Lru,"Портрет хирурга Николая Ивановича Пирогова."label QS:Len,"Portrait of the Surgeon Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov"Credit: Ilya Repin

Life & Legacy

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.

Occupation & Career

physician, scientist, surgeon, anatomist

Education

Medical faculty of Moscow University; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University; MSU Faculty; Imperial University of Dorpat

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class; Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class; Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class; Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class; Order of Saint Anna, 1st class; Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class; Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class; Demidov Prize; Order of the White Eagle; Medal For defence of Sebastopol; Medal In memory of Crimean War; Order of St. Vladimir; Order of Saint Stanislaus; honorary citizen of Moscow

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Demidov Prize · honorary citizen of Moscow · Medal For defence of Sebastopol · Medal In memory of Crimean War · Order of Saint Anna, 1st class · Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class · Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class · Order of Saint Stanislaus · Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class · Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class · Order of St. Vladimir · Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class · Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class · Order of the White Eagle

Employer

Imperial Academy of Medical Surgery · Imperial University of Dorpat

Organizations & Memberships

German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Imperial Academy of Medical Surgery · Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences

Education & Institutions

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University · Imperial University of Dorpat · Medical faculty of Moscow University · MSU Faculty