Famous life · 1836
Pirogov, the surgeon of Tartu
Russian surgeon, anatomist and teacher Nikolai Pirogov came to Tartu as a young man. From 1828 to 1832 he studied at the Professors' Institute of Tartu University and defended his doctoral thesis in 1832. From 1836 to 1841 he was a professor in Tartu, before moving to St Petersburg, where he taught until 1857. He is regarded as a founder of field surgery and of topographic anatomy. He was one of the first doctors in Europe to use ether for anaesthesia, and he introduced the rigid plaster cast. In 1852 Tartu University made him an honorary member. A monument to him stands on Pirogov Square in Tartu, and Gildi Street once carried his name.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Vene kirurg, anatoom ja pedagoog Nikolai Pirogov tuli Tartusse noore mehena. Aastatel 1828 kuni 1832 õppis ta Tartu Ülikooli Professorite Instituudis ja kaitses 1832. aastal doktoriväitekirja. Aastatel 1836 kuni 1841 oli ta Tartus professor ning seejärel kuni 1857. aastani Peterburis. Teda peetakse välikirurgia ja topograafilise anatoomia rajajaks. Ta oli üks esimesi arste Euroopas, kes kasutas narkoosiks eetrit, ja võttis kasutusele jäiga kipsmähise. 1852. aastal nimetati ta Tartu Ülikooli auliikmeks. Tartus on talle püstitatud monument tema nime kandvale Pirogovi platsile ning vahepeal kandis tema nime ka Gildi tänav.