Božidar Špišić
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| Božidar Špišić | |
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| Born | 6 September 1879 Sisak, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Fields | Orthopedics |
| Alma mater | University of Graz |
Božidar Špišić (September 6, 1879 in Sisak - August 31, 1957 in Zagreb) was a Croatian orthopedist and rector of the University of Zagreb.
In 1908, Špišić formed the first orthopedic bureau in Croatia, which is seen as the founding of orthopedics in the country.[1] Špišić formed the orthopedic clinic in Zagreb in 1930.[2] He was the rector of the University of Zagreb from 1943 to 1944.[3] In 1946, illness forced him to retire.[4]
The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts held a symposium on Špišić in 2005.[5] In 2008, Špišić's native city of Sisak decided to name a street in his honour to mark the 100th anniversary of orthopedics in Croatia.[6]
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| Preceded by | Rector of the University of Zagreb 1943–1944 |
Succeeded by Stjepan Horvat |
