Carol Davila (1828-1884)

Romanian physician of French origin. He was the organizer of the military medical service and of public health system. Davila, together with Nicolae Kretzulescu, inaugurated in 1857 medical instruction in Romania by founding National School of Medicine and Pharmacy. It was he who had determined that the time authorities issued the first official instructions as to health care for the working people in factories and workshops and as to the organisation of medical districts in the country.

Thanks to his proficiency, several scientific associations could appear in Romania: "Medical Society" (1857), "Red Cross Society" (1876), "Natural Sciences Society" (1876), and two medical journals could be published: "Medical Register" (1862) and "Medical Gazette" (1865). During the Independence War (1877-1878) he was the head of the Army's sanitary service.

Main works: "The Syphilis Prophylaxis" (1853), The Atmosphere Air" (1871).

Last update: 2004, October 27
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