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Which university did Nikolay Pirogov attend?
Which university did Nikolay Pirogov attend?
- University of Dorpat
- Imperial Moscow University (correct)
- St. Petersburg State University
- Kiev University
Where was Nikolay Pirogov born?
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?
What was Nikolay Pirogov known for?
- Ophthalmology
- Internal medicine
- Psychiatry
- Field surgery (correct)
What prize did Nikolay Pirogov receive in 1844, 1851, and 1860?
What prize did Nikolay Pirogov receive in 1844, 1851, and 1860?
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In which village did Nikolay Pirogov die?
In which village did Nikolay Pirogov die?
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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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