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Nikolay Pirogov

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Which university did Nikolay Pirogov attend?

  • University of Dorpat
  • Imperial Moscow University (correct)
  • St. Petersburg State University
  • Kiev University
  • Where was Nikolay Pirogov born?

  • Moscow, Russian Empire (correct)
  • Minsk, Russian Empire
  • Kiev, Ukrainian SSR
  • St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
  • What was Nikolay Pirogov known for?

  • Ophthalmology
  • Internal medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Field surgery (correct)
  • What prize did Nikolay Pirogov receive in 1844, 1851, and 1860?

    <p>Demidov Prize</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which village did Nikolay Pirogov die?

    <p>Vishnya village, Podolian Governorate, Russian Empire (now Vinnytsia, Ukraine)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    Nikolay Pirogov

    • Born on 25 November 1810, and died on 5 December 1881
    • Russian scientist, medical doctor, pedagogue, public figure, and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1847)
    • Considered the founder of field surgery
    • First surgeon to use anesthesia in a field operation (1847)
    • One of the first surgeons in Europe to use ether as an anesthetic
    • Credited with inventing various kinds of surgical operations
    • Developed his own technique of using plaster casts to treat fractured bones

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