Biography
Dr.Georgi Stanoykov Efremov
Also known as: Georgi Efremov, Dr. Efremov
30 March 1883 – 24 October 1964 · born: the village of Zelenograd, Kratovo region (then within the Ottoman Empire)
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Bulgarian physician, surgeon and publicist, head of the surgical department of the Kyustendil hospital. As Mayor of Kyustendil, he is credited with saving the local Jews from deportation.
Georgi Stanoykov Efremov was born on 30 March 1883 in the village of Zelenograd, Kratovo region. Left without a father at the age of three, he moved with his family to Kyustendil. He graduated in medicine in Chicago in 1910, supporting himself by working as an orderly in a sanatorium. Despite being offered a job in the United States, he returned to Bulgaria. He worked as a physician in the village of Kalishta in the Pernik region, and during the Balkan War he was mobilized as a battalion physician. During the First World War he specialized in surgery at the Alexandrovska Hospital and the Red Cross Hospital. From 1922 to 1931 he was head of the surgical department of the Kyustendil hospital. He distinguished himself as a publicist and author of works on health, and also translated from English and Russian. On 15 November 1942 he was appointed Mayor of Kyustendil, where he worked for its development as a resort and opened a museum collection and an art gallery. As mayor, he contributed to the failure of the operation to deport 3,000 Jews from the town. After 9 September 1944 he was dismissed, and during the Patriotic War he headed the military surgical hospital in Kyustendil. He died on 24 October 1964.
Main contributions
- Head of the surgical department of the Kyustendil hospital (1922–1931) and modernization of its conditions
- Author of health-education works: "The Family Doctor", "Enlightenment and Preventive Medicine", "The Defensive Forces of the Organism", "Alcoholism and Heredity", and others
- Translation of medical and literary works from English and Russian
- As Mayor of Kyustendil, he helped bring about the failure of the operation to deport the local Jews by announcing the date in advance
- Collected paintings by Vladimir Dimitrov – the Master and opened a museum collection and an art gallery in Kyustendil (1944)
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Dr. Georgi Stanoykov Efremov born?
Dr. Georgi Stanoykov Efremov was born on 30 March 1883 in the village of Zelenograd, in the Kratovo area, which was then part of the Ottoman Empire. After his father died, when he was three years old, the family moved to Kyustendil.
What is Dr. Georgi Stanoykov Efremov known for?
He was a Bulgarian physician, surgeon and publicist who headed the surgical department of the Kyustendil hospital. As mayor of Kyustendil, he is credited with helping save the local Jews from deportation.
Where did Dr. Georgi Stanoykov Efremov study and work?
He graduated in medicine in Chicago in 1910 and returned to Bulgaria, where he worked as a doctor in the village of Kalishte, in the Pernik area. He later specialized in surgery at the Aleksandrovska Hospital and the Red Cross Hospital, and from 1922 to 1931 he headed the surgical department of the Kyustendil hospital.
How did Dr. Georgi Stanoykov Efremov save the Jews of Kyustendil?
On 15 November 1942 he was appointed mayor of Kyustendil. As mayor, he contributed to the failure of the operation to deport 3,000 Jews from the city, assisting by making the date publicly known in advance.
What were Dr. Georgi Stanoykov Efremov's contributions?
He authored health-education works such as "Domashen lekar" (Home Doctor), "Prosveta i predpazna meditsina" (Education and Preventive Medicine), "Zashtitnite sili na organizma" (The Body's Defense Forces) and "Alkoholizam i nasledstvenost" (Alcoholism and Heredity), and also translated from English and Russian. As mayor, he opened a museum collection and an art gallery in Kyustendil and worked to develop the city as a resort.
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See also
- Dr. Alexander Marinov Nedyalkov7 March 1879 – 1967
Bulgarian surgeon and balneologist who specialized in the fight against bone-and-joint and lymphatic tuberculosis in children. Long-time director of the Varna Marine Children's Sanatorium and author of nearly 200 scientific publications.
- Dr. Robert Yuryevich Berzin1887 – 1950
A Latvian surgeon, senior resident physician and leading figure at the Russian Red Cross Hospital in Sofia, known for his extensive surgical practice and excellent reputation in Bulgaria and beyond.
- Dr. Sayko Sayev20 October 1876 – 27 October 1933
Dr. Sayko Sayev was a surgeon who worked mainly in Lovech, known for developing the surgical department of the Lovech Hospital and for his active public work.
- Prof. Dr. Gocho Simeonov Moskov8 January 1891 – 24 September 1942
Bulgarian surgeon, head of the Department of Propaedeutics of Surgical Diseases at the Alexandrovska Hospital and a follower of Prof. Paraskev Stoyanov. He died at only 51 years of age from cancer of the colon.
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