Franciszek Kokot
Franciszek Kokot (born November 24, 1929 in Rosenberg OS ) is a Polish doctor, nephrologist and endocrinologist. He is considered a pioneer of nephrology in Eastern Europe. He is a full member of the Polish Academy of Sciences .
Franciszek Kokot was born in Rosenberg in Upper Silesia (now Olesno in Poland ). From 1948 to 1953 he studied medicine at the Silesian Medical University of Katowice . From 1975 he headed the nephrological clinic in Zabrze . In 1969 he became professor at the Silesian Medical Academy in Katowice (Polish Śląska Akademia Medyczna w Katowicach), and from 1982 to 1984 also its rector.
Awards and honors
- Honorary member of 14 European nephrology societies
- Volhard Gold Medal of the Society for Nephrology
- Member of the Ordo Sanctus Silvestri Papae of Pope John Paul II.
- Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- Doctor honoris causa from ten universities ( Wroclaw , Katowice , Stettin , Košice , Lublin , Warsaw , Krakow , Łódź , Białystok and Opole )
Web links
- Literature by and about Franciszek Kokot in the bibliographic database WorldCat .
- Franciszek Kokot on the page of the Oxford Journal.
- Franciszek Kokot on the website of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Polish).
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| SURNAME | Kokot, Franciszek |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish doctor, nephrologist and endocrinologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rosenberg OS |