Biography
Dr.Grigor Nikolov Dragiev
Also known as: Grigor Nikolov
1875 – 1954 · born: Koprivshtitsa
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A Bulgarian surgeon who specialized in Bulgaria and Vienna under eminent European surgeons, worked as a military and hospital surgeon, and after 1925 was in private practice.
Grigor Nikolov Dragiev was born in 1875 in Koprivshtitsa, into a family of the Bulgarian National Revival with kinship ties to Lyuben and Petko Karavelov. He completed secondary school in Sofia and studied medicine in Graz, Austria. After returning to Bulgaria (1902), he worked as a school and military physician, and then specialized in surgery for about seven years: general surgery under Dr. Ivan Karamihaylov and under Prof. Eiselsberg in Vienna, urology under Prof. Zuckerkandl, and obstetrics and gynecology under Prof. Wertheim. During the Balkan War he worked with the medical mission of Prof. Clermont, who named him as his deputy. He also took part in the First World War as a military surgeon. After the war he was appointed senior physician of the surgical department of the Alexandrovska Hospital, and later of the District Hospital in Sofia. Owing to conflicts with his superiors, after 1925 he moved to independent private practice. He possessed an extensive library and had wide interests in ancient culture. During the bombings of Sofia (1943–1944) he withdrew to Ravno Pole, Sofia region, where he died at the age of 79 in 1954.
Main contributions
- Specialization in general surgery, urology, and gynecology under leading Viennese professors (Eiselsberg, Zuckerkandl, Wertheim)
- Work as a military surgeon during the Balkan War and the First World War; deputy of Prof. Clermont in his medical mission
- Senior physician of the surgical department of the Alexandrovska Hospital and of the District Hospital in Sofia
- Training of surgeons who later became well known: Mincho Zhekov, Gekov, Nik. Dimitrov, Trifonov, and others
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Dr. Grigor Dragiev born?
Dr. Grigor Nikolov Dragiev was born in 1875 in Koprivshtitsa, into a family of the Bulgarian National Revival with kinship ties to Lyuben and Petko Karavelov. He died in 1954.
What is Dr. Grigor Dragiev known for?
Dr. Grigor Dragiev was a Bulgarian surgeon who specialized in Bulgaria and Vienna under prominent European surgeons. He worked as a military and hospital surgeon, and after 1925 in private practice.
Where did Dr. Grigor Dragiev study and specialize?
He completed secondary school in Sofia and studied medicine in Graz, Austria. He specialized for about 7 years in Vienna – general surgery under Dr. Ivan Karamihaylov and Prof. Eiselsberg, urology under Prof. Zuckerkandl, and obstetrics and gynecology under Prof. Wertheim.
In which wars did Dr. Grigor Dragiev take part?
During the Balkan War, Dr. Grigor Dragiev worked with the medical mission of Prof. Clermont, who named him as his deputy. He also took part in World War I as a military surgeon.
Where did Dr. Grigor Dragiev work after World War I?
After the war, he was appointed senior physician of the surgical department of Aleksandrovska Hospital, and later of the District Hospital in Sofia. After 1925, due to conflicts with his superiors, he moved to independent private practice.
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- Dr. Alexander Marinov Nedyalkov7 March 1879 – 1967
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