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'''Mina Minovici''' ({{IPA-ro|ˈmina ˈminovit͡ʃʲ}}; |
'''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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He was born 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}}</ref> |
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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}} {{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> |
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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. |
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He died in Bucharest on April 25, 1933. |
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Revision as of 16:34, 22 February 2020
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
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. 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
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 Legal Medicine in Bucharest; inaugurated on December 20 of that year, the Institute was the first of his kind in the world.[4] 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.[4]
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]
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.
He died in Bucharest on April 25, 1933.
Notes
- ^ "Moștenirea uitată a familiei Minovici". jurnalul.ro. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Mina Minovici, founder of Romanian forensic medicine". Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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