Vladimir Osipovich Morzon ( 1881 - 1954 ) - Soviet surgeon, Honored Scientist of the Byelorussian SSR.
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| Date of Birth | November 19, 1881 | ||||
| Place of Birth | Zaslavl city, Minsk district | ||||
| Date of death | September 6, 1954 (72 years) | ||||
| Place of death | Minsk | ||||
| Citizenship |  the USSR | ||||
| Occupation | Surgeon | ||||
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Biography
Vladimir Morzon was born on November 19, 1881 in the city of Zaslavl (now the Minsk region of Belarus ). In 1904 he graduated from a theological seminary, in 1911 - the University of Tartu . He worked as a district doctor, local surgeon. Since 1913 he lived in the Minsk province, worked in local hospitals. In 1915, Morzon was drafted into the royal army, served in a military hospital [1] .
After the February Revolution, Morzon moved to the city of Bobruisk , worked as a surgeon at a local hospital and supervised the board. On his initiative, the Bobruisk Institute for Advanced Medical Studies was established. Since 1934, Morzon was in charge of the surgical department of the Vitebsk Medical Institute, and was also a consultant to the Mogilyov regional hospital. Since 1935, he was in charge of a number of other departments of the same institute [1] .
In August 1946, he was part of a group of doctors led by G.Kh. Karpilova , who was entrusted with the treatment of the American Ruth Waller on the basis of Minsk City Hospital №1.
Since 1948, Morzon was first head of the Department of Surgery of the Minsk Institute of Advanced Medical Studies, and then became director of the entire institute. He was the author of a large number of scientific papers [1] . He was elected a deputy to the Supreme Council of the Belarusian SSR of three convocations and a member of its Presidium.
Died on September 6, 1954 , buried at the Minsk Military Cemetery [1] .
Honored Scientist of the Byelorussian SSR , Honored Doctor of the Byelorussian SSR . He was awarded two Orders of Lenin , two Orders of the Red Banner of Labor and two medals [1] .
The Bobruisk City Emergency Hospital is named after Morzon [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 The hospital will be named Morzon. (inaccessible link) . [1] . The date of circulation is October 12, 2014. Archived October 23, 2014.