Carol Davila
Carol Davila (* 1828 ; † August 24, 1884 ) was a Romanian doctor.
biography
Davila came from a modest background, was probably an abandoned child, he got his family name Davila from his adoptive family.
He studied medicine at the University of Paris and graduated in February 1853. In March 1853 he came to what was then the principality of Wallachia, now part of Romania. He organized the military medical service for the Romanian army and the country's public health system. Together with Nicolae Kretzulescu, Davila founded the medical education in Romania by founding the National School of Medicine and Pharmacy in 1857. It was he who set the first official instructions with regard to health care for factory workers and the division of the country into medical districts organized.
He was known for his many activities, through which several scientific associations were founded in Romania: the Medical Society (1857), the Romanian Red Cross (1876), the Natural Science Society (1876). With his help, two medical journals appeared: the Medical Register (1862) and the Medical Gazette (1865). During the War of Independence (1877-1878) Davila was the head of the army medical service. Davila is also credited with inventing Davila tincture , which was used to treat cholera; an opioid- based oral solution for the symptomatic treatment of diarrhea.
Today the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, the largest of its kind in Romania, is named after him.
His wife Ana Racoviţă, a descendant of the boyar families Racoviţă and Golescu , died on January 14, 1874 due to a drug mix-up. She was poisoned when a colleague of Davila gave her strychnine instead of quinine .
Davila's son Alexandru was a well-known playwright and friend of the Romanian King Charles I.
Works
- Syphilis prophylaxis (1853)
- Atmospheric Air (1871)
literature
- Sabina Cantacuzino, Din viaţa familiei Ion C. Brătianu, vol.I ediţie îngrijită de Elisabeta Simion, Editura Albatros, Bucureşti, 1993, p. 26th
- Carol I al României, Jurnal , Volumul I, Editura Polirom, Bucureşti, 2007, p. 573.
- Paul Ştefănescu - "Misterul otrăvirilor celebre" Editura Saeculum IO şi Editura Vestala, Bucureşti 1996.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Davila, Carol |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1828 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1884 |