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'''Mina Minovici''' ({{IPA-ro|ˈmina ˈminovit͡ʃʲ}}; April 30, 1858 – April 25, 1933) was a [[Romania]]n [[forensic]] scientist, known for his extensive research regarding cadaverous alkaloids, [[putrefaction]], simulated mind diseases, and [[criminal]] [[anthropology]].
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'''Mina Minovici''' ({{IPA-ro|ˈmina ˈminovit͡ʃʲ}}; April 30, 1858 – April 25, 1933) was a [[Romania]]n [[forensic]] scientist, known for his extensive research regarding cadaverous alkaloids, [[putrefaction]], simulated mind diseases, and [[criminal]] [[anthropology]].


==Studies==
==Studies==
[[File:Etude médico-légale sur la mort subite à la suite de coups sur l'abdomen et le larynx (IA BIUSante TPAR1888x233).pdf|thumb|Minovici's doctoral thesis]]
He was born in [[Brăila]] into a family of [[Aromanians|Aromanian]] origin, older brother of [[Ștefan Minovici]] and [[Nicolae Minovici]].<ref name="jur">{{cite web|url=http://jurnalul.ro/special-jurnalul/mostenirea-uitata-a-familiei-minovici-58804.html|title= Moștenirea uitată a familiei Minovici|website= jurnalul.ro|access-date= December 5, 2014}}</ref>
He was born in [[Brăila]] into a family of [[Aromanians|Aromanian]] origin, older brother of [[Ștefan Minovici]] and [[Nicolae Minovici]].<ref name="jur">{{cite web|url= http://jurnalul.ro/special-jurnalul/mostenirea-uitata-a-familiei-minovici-58804.html|title= Moștenirea uitată a familiei Minovici|website= jurnalul.ro|access-date= December 5, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141213002712/http://jurnalul.ro/special-jurnalul/mostenirea-uitata-a-familiei-minovici-58804.html|archive-date= December 13, 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref>


After graduating from the Superior School of Pharmacy he worked as pharmacist for the Eforie Civilian Hospitals. He then attended the [[Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy]] in [[Bucharest]], graduating in 1885.<ref name="mina">{{cite web|url=http://www.minovicifoundation.com/mina-minovici|title= Mina Minovici, founder of Romanian forensic medicine}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229164405/http://www.minovicifoundation.com/mina-minovici/ |date=2014-12-29 }}</ref> Right after that he started his forensic training at the [[University of Paris]] with Professor [[Paul Brouardel]], and soon after he became his assistant. Minovici defended his Ph.D. thesis, titled ''Etude médico-légale sur la mort subite à la suite de coups sur l'abdomen et le larynx'', on June 7, 1888.<ref name="mina"/><ref>{{cite thesis|url=https://archive.org/details/BIUSante_TPAR1888x233/mode/2up|title=Etude médico-légale sur la mort subite à la suite de coups sur l'abdomen et le larynx|last=Minovici|first=Mina|language=French|date=1888|access-date=February 22, 2020|publisher=Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de santé|location=Paris}}</ref>
After graduating from the Superior School of Pharmacy he worked as pharmacist for the Eforie Civilian Hospitals. He then attended the [[Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy]] in [[Bucharest]], graduating in 1885.<ref name="mina">{{cite web|url=http://www.minovicifoundation.com/mina-minovici|title=Mina Minovici, founder of Romanian forensic medicine|access-date=2014-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229164405/http://www.minovicifoundation.com/mina-minovici/|archive-date=2014-12-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> Right after that he started his forensic training at the [[University of Paris]] with Professor [[Paul Brouardel]], and soon after he became his assistant and advisee. Minovici defended his Ph.D. thesis, titled ''Etude médico-légale sur la mort subite à la suite de coups sur l'abdomen et le larynx'', on June 7, 1888.<ref name="mina"/><ref>{{cite thesis| url=https://archive.org/details/BIUSante_TPAR1888x233/mode/2up|title=Etude médico-légale sur la mort subite à la suite de coups sur l'abdomen et le larynx|last=Minovici|first=Mina|language=French|date=1888|access-date=February 22, 2020|publisher=Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de santé|location=Paris}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In 1889 Minovici was appointed assistant in the Chemistry Department at University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest.<ref name="mina"/> In 1892 he became Director of the Institute of Legal Medicine in Bucharest; inaugurated on December 20 of that year, the Institute was the first of his kind in the world.<ref name="world">{{cite web|title=World's First Institute of Legal Medicine: The National Institute of Forensic Medicine "Mina Minovici"|url=http://www.worldrecordacademy.org/medicine/worlds-first-institute-of-legal-medicine-the-national-institute-of-forensic-medicine-mina-minovici-219433|first=Ramona|last=Nita|publisher=World Record Academy|date=December 5, 2019|access-date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> The old National Institute of Forensic Medicine "Mina Minovici" was demolished in 1985,<ref name="mina"/> while the new headquarters of the Institute were completed in 1989.<ref name="world" />
In 1889 Minovici was appointed assistant in the Chemistry Department at University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest.<ref name="mina"/> In 1892 he became Director of the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Bucharest.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Dumitrascu | first=Dan L. | last2=Shampo | first2=Marc A. | last3=Kyle | first3=Robert A. | title=The Institute of Forensic Medicine Established by Dr. Mina Minovici | journal=[[Mayo Clinic Proceedings]] | volume=70 | issue=8 | year=1995 | issn=0025-6196 | doi=10.4065/70.8.776 | page=776 }}</ref> Inaugurated on December 20 of that year, the institute was the first of his kind in the world.<ref name="world">{{cite web|title=World's First Institute of Legal Medicine: The National Institute of Forensic Medicine "Mina Minovici"|url=http://www.worldrecordacademy.org/medicine/worlds-first-institute-of-legal-medicine-the-national-institute-of-forensic-medicine-mina-minovici-219433|first=Ramona|last=Nita|publisher=World Record Academy|date=December 5, 2019|access-date=February 22, 2020}}</ref>
The city of Bucharest spent 87,000 [[Romanian leu|lei]], and the Romanian government allocated an additional 50,000 lei for the building, which was designed by architect [[Cristofi Cerchez]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://morpheus-grup.ro/system/revista/38/150-154.pdf|title=The Minovici siblings - medical pioneering and spiritual universe|first=Adrian|last=Majuru|doi=10.4323/rjlm.2016.150|journal=Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine |volume=24|pages=150–154 |year=2016}}</ref> The old National Institute of Forensic Medicine "Mina Minovici" was demolished in 1985,<ref name="mina"/> while the new headquarters of the Institute were completed in 1989.<ref name="world" />


In 1896 Minovici became a professor of forensics at the [[University of Bucharest]]'s Faculty of Law. In 1919 he was elected Dean of the [[Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy|University of Medicine and Pharmacy]], being renewed in this position in 1923, 1925 and 1930.<ref name="mina"/>
In 1896 Minovici became a professor of forensics at the [[University of Bucharest]]'s Faculty of Law. In 1919 he was elected Dean of the [[Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy|University of Medicine and Pharmacy]], being renewed in this position in 1923, 1925 and 1930.<ref name="mina"/>


In 1923, together with the poet [[Radu D. Rosetti]] and the politician Grigore Trancu-Iași, he founded Nirvana Society (later ''Cenușa'', "The Ash"), which operated the Bucharest Crematorium.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rotar |first=Marius |url=https://www.cambridgescholars.com/history-of-modern-cremation-in-romania-16 |title=History of Modern Cremation in Romania |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |year=2013 |ISBN=978-1-4438-4542-7 |location=Newcastle upon Tyne |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222191429/https://www.cambridgescholars.com/history-of-modern-cremation-in-romania-16 |archive-date=2020-02-22}}</ref>

He died in Bucharest on April 25, 1933<ref name="mina"/> and was buried at [[Bellu Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://romaniatourstore.com/blog/forgotten-stories-of-bucharests-bellu-cemetery/|title=Forgotten stories of Bucharest's Bellu cemetery|website=romaniatourstore.com|date=October 18, 2018|access-date=February 22, 2020}}</ref>

==Legacy==
Minovici was the founder of the modern medico-legal system in [[Romania]], and was one of the most prominent personalities in this field of activity in Europe at that time. He was the first to expand the concept of the morgue and created the term "legal medicine" as a way of organizing research, teaching and forensic activity.
Minovici was the founder of the modern medico-legal system in [[Romania]], and was one of the most prominent personalities in this field of activity in Europe at that time. He was the first to expand the concept of the morgue and created the term "legal medicine" as a way of organizing research, teaching and forensic activity.


The year 2008 was declared the "Mina Minovici Year" in Romanian medicine; this was prompted by a triple anniversary: 150 years from his birth, 120 years from the defense of his thesis and election as member of the French Society of Forensic Medicine, and 75 years from his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jurnalul.antena3.ro/viata-sanatoasa/starea-de-sanatate/2008-anul-mina-minovici-313672.html|title=2008 – Anul Mina Minovici|language=Romanian| first=Georgeta|last= Licsandru|date=January 22, 2008|website=jurnalul.ro|access-date=February 22, 2020}}</ref>
He died in Bucharest on April 25, 1933.


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Mina Minovici
Born(1858-04-30)April 30, 1858
Brăila, Wallachia
DiedApril 25, 1933(1933-04-25) (aged 74)
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Resting placeBellu Cemetery, Bucharest
CitizenshipRomania
Alma materCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
University of Paris
Scientific career
InstitutionsCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
University of Bucharest
ThesisEtude médico-légale sur la mort subite à la suite de coups sur l'abdomen et le larynx (1888)
Doctoral advisorPaul Brouardel

Mina Minovici (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmina ˈminovit͡ʃʲ]; April 30, 1858 – April 25, 1933) was a Romanian forensic scientist, known for his extensive research regarding cadaverous alkaloids, putrefaction, simulated mind diseases, and criminal anthropology.

Studies[edit]

Minovici's doctoral thesis

He was born in Brăila into a family of Aromanian origin, older brother of Ștefan Minovici and Nicolae Minovici.[1]

After graduating from the Superior School of Pharmacy he worked as pharmacist for the Eforie Civilian Hospitals. He then attended the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, graduating in 1885.[2] Right after that he started his forensic training at the University of Paris with Professor Paul Brouardel, and soon after he became his assistant and advisee. Minovici defended his Ph.D. thesis, titled Etude médico-légale sur la mort subite à la suite de coups sur l'abdomen et le larynx, on June 7, 1888.[2][3]

Career[edit]

In 1889 Minovici was appointed assistant in the Chemistry Department at University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest.[2] In 1892 he became Director of the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Bucharest.[4] Inaugurated on December 20 of that year, the institute was the first of his kind in the world.[5] The city of Bucharest spent 87,000 lei, and the Romanian government allocated an additional 50,000 lei for the building, which was designed by architect Cristofi Cerchez.[6] The old National Institute of Forensic Medicine "Mina Minovici" was demolished in 1985,[2] while the new headquarters of the Institute were completed in 1989.[5]

In 1896 Minovici became a professor of forensics at the University of Bucharest's Faculty of Law. In 1919 he was elected Dean of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, being renewed in this position in 1923, 1925 and 1930.[2]

In 1923, together with the poet Radu D. Rosetti and the politician Grigore Trancu-Iași, he founded Nirvana Society (later Cenușa, "The Ash"), which operated the Bucharest Crematorium.[7]

He died in Bucharest on April 25, 1933[2] and was buried at Bellu Cemetery.[8]

Legacy[edit]

Minovici was the founder of the modern medico-legal system in Romania, and was one of the most prominent personalities in this field of activity in Europe at that time. He was the first to expand the concept of the morgue and created the term "legal medicine" as a way of organizing research, teaching and forensic activity.

The year 2008 was declared the "Mina Minovici Year" in Romanian medicine; this was prompted by a triple anniversary: 150 years from his birth, 120 years from the defense of his thesis and election as member of the French Society of Forensic Medicine, and 75 years from his death.[9]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Moștenirea uitată a familiei Minovici". jurnalul.ro. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Mina Minovici, founder of Romanian forensic medicine". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  3. ^ Minovici, Mina (1888). Etude médico-légale sur la mort subite à la suite de coups sur l'abdomen et le larynx (Thesis) (in French). Paris: Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de santé. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Dumitrascu, Dan L.; Shampo, Marc A.; Kyle, Robert A. (1995). "The Institute of Forensic Medicine Established by Dr. Mina Minovici". Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 70 (8): 776. doi:10.4065/70.8.776. ISSN 0025-6196.
  5. ^ a b Nita, Ramona (December 5, 2019). "World's First Institute of Legal Medicine: The National Institute of Forensic Medicine "Mina Minovici"". World Record Academy. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  6. ^ Majuru, Adrian (2016). "The Minovici siblings - medical pioneering and spiritual universe" (PDF). Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine. 24: 150–154. doi:10.4323/rjlm.2016.150.
  7. ^ Rotar, Marius (2013). History of Modern Cremation in Romania. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-4542-7. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22.
  8. ^ "Forgotten stories of Bucharest's Bellu cemetery". romaniatourstore.com. October 18, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  9. ^ Licsandru, Georgeta (January 22, 2008). "2008 – Anul Mina Minovici". jurnalul.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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