A Doctoral Thesis about Carol Davila Written in Paris in 1936

Authors

  • Liliana Rogozea
  • Dinu I Dumitrascu
  • Dorin Triff
  • Florin Leasu
  • Dan L Dumitrascu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15386/cjm.2014.8872.871.lr1did2

Keywords:

history of medicine, Carol Davila, Maxime Laignel-Lavastine, Joseph Adler, doctoral thesis, Europe's medical community

Abstract

Carol Davila, the father of the Romanian modern medicine, made decisive contributions to the development of health sciences in the Romanian Principalities in the last decades of the nineteenth century. The merit of his scientific work was recognized beyond the borders of his country.

His life (not devoid of anecdotic instances and unknown episodes) and especially his work have aroused considerable interest among numerous medical historians. This paper presents a historical study elaborated in France, but until recently ignored, dedicated to the biography of Carol Davila.

It concerns the medical doctoral thesis (State Diploma) elaborated by Joseph Adler (born 1910 in Botoşani, Romania) under the supervision of professor Maxime Laignel-Lavastine, whose interest in Romania is well-known.

Professor Laignel-Lavastine held the office of Secretary General of the International Society of History of Medicine (ISHM), founded in 1921, (replaced in this position by another French professor with links to Romania: Jules Guiart).

The thesis comprises 48 pages and an exhaustive bibliography. It represents a token of the appreciation given to Davila's achievements by Europe's medical community.

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Published

2014-03-04

How to Cite

1.
Rogozea L, Dumitrascu DI, Triff D, Leasu F, Dumitrascu DL. A Doctoral Thesis about Carol Davila Written in Paris in 1936. Med Pharm Rep [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 4 [cited 2025 Oct. 5];87(1):47-50. Available from: https://medpharmareports.com/index.php/mpr/article/view/248

Issue

Vol. 87 No. 1 (2014)

Section

History of Medicine and Pharmacy

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