Biography
Dr.Georgi Ivanov Stranski
Also known as: Georgi Stranski, Dr. Georgi Stranski
1 August 1847 – 4 January 1904 · born: Kalofer
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Georgi Ivanov Stranski was a Bulgarian physician from Kalofer, a participant in the battles for Pleven during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). He is also known for his active political career – he took part in the Unification and held a number of state offices.
Born on 1 August 1847 in Kalofer, Stranski graduated in medicine in Bucharest in 1874 and worked as a district physician in Buzău, and later as a resident physician at the Colentina Hospital in Bucharest, where he defended a doctoral dissertation on diphtheria. He took part in the émigré revolutionary organizations in Romania and was a close friend of Hristo Botev – his best man and the godfather of his daughter Ivanka. During the Serbo-Turkish War (1876) he was a volunteer physician in the Romanian sanitary mission in Belgrade. In the Russo-Turkish War he arrived as a military physician during the siege of Pleven, in the village of Grivitsa, and after the capture of the town he took part in containing the epidemics. In 1878 he was appointed district physician and director of the Pleven Hospital. He took part in the Grand National Assembly and in the organization of the Unification, and was elected chairman of the provisional government on 6 September 1885. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religious Denominations (1887–1890). He died on 4 January 1904 in Sofia at the age of 56.
Main contributions
- Service as a military physician during the siege of Pleven at the Romanian military field hospital near the village of Grivitsa
- Eradication of epidemic diseases after the capture of Pleven (December 1877)
- Appointed district physician and director of the Pleven Hospital (1878)
- Chairman of the provisional government at the time of the Unification (6 September 1885)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religious Denominations in Stambolov's government (1887–1890)
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Dr. Georgi Ivanov Stranski born?
Georgi Ivanov Stranski was born on 1 August 1847 in Kalofer. He died on 4 January 1904 in Sofia at the age of 56.
What is Dr. Georgi Stranski known for?
He was a Bulgarian physician from Kalofer and a participant in the battles for Pleven during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). He is also known for his political activity: he took part in the Unification and held a number of state offices.
Where did Dr. Georgi Stranski study and work?
He graduated in medicine in Bucharest in 1874. He worked as a district physician in Buzău, and then as a resident physician at the Colentina Hospital in Bucharest, where he defended a doctoral thesis on diphtheria.
In which wars did Dr. Georgi Stranski take part, and what were his contributions as a physician?
During the Serbian-Turkish War (1876), he was a volunteer physician in the Romanian sanitary mission in Belgrade. In the Russo-Turkish War, he was a military physician during the siege of Pleven in the village of Grivitsa, and after the city was taken, he helped bring the epidemics under control. In 1878, he was appointed district physician and manager of the Pleven hospital.
What was Dr. Georgi Stranski's role in the Unification and in government?
He took part in the Grand National Assembly and in organizing the Unification. On 6 September 1885, he was elected chairman of the provisional government, and in 1887–1890 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religious Denominations.
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See also
- Dr. Mihail Kalpakov1 October 1847 – 16 October 1907
Dr. Mihail P. Kalpakov was a physician and public figure of Tarnovo, a participant in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) as a physician of the 17th Russian Infantry Division. A well-known benefactor of Tarnovo, his portrait is carried in the festive procession on 22 March.
- Dr. Mincho Tsachev1847 – 1919
Bulgarian physician, born in Dryanovo, who worked as a military physician, sanitary inspector and chief physician of the Bulgarian hospital "Evlogi Georgiev" in Constantinople.
- Dr. Dr. Yordan Ivanov Bradel1 April 1847 – 26 January 1899
Bulgarian physician and surgeon, grandson of the Revival-era figure Hadji Yordan the Bearded. He worked in Sofia after the Liberation and contributed to the development of surgery and forensic medicine in Bulgaria.
- Dr. Dimitar Petrov Mollov7 January 1846 (26 December 1845 Old Style) – ?
Dimitar Petrov Mollov was a physician, scholar, public figure and political activist, born in Elena. He is known as the founder of sanitary legislation in Bulgaria after the Liberation.
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