Biography
Dr.Mladen Zhelyazkov Bonev
Also known as: Mladen Zhelyazkov, Dr. Mladen Zhelyazkov
13 October 1838 – November 1904 · born: Lozengrad
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A physician and public figure who laid the foundations of organized hospital surgery in Vidin. A participant in the Russo-Turkish War and founder of a Thracian refugee society.
Mladen Zhelyazkov Bonev was born on 13 October 1838 in Lozengrad. He came from the Chalakov family and was a nephew of Exarch Antim I. He studied at the Theological School on the island of Halki, after which he graduated from the Third Alexander Military School in Moscow (1861–1864) and was sent to the Caucasus with an officer's rank. He studied medicine in Vienna and in Moscow as a Russian scholarship holder; he graduated from Moscow University in 1874. In 1876 he was appointed head of the hospital in Voskresensk (Moscow Governorate). He took part in the Russo-Turkish War, after which he was appointed district governor of Vratsa (1878). From 1880 to 1890 he was the municipal physician in Vidin, where he opened a hospital with 75 beds in four departments. From 1890 he was the municipal physician in Varna, where he is remembered as the savior of the city from Asiatic cholera. In 1896 he was among the founders of the Adrianople refugee society "Strandzha" and its first chairman. He died in Vienna in November 1904.
Main contributions
- Opened a hospital with 75 beds and four departments (surgical, internal, infectious, and dermatovenereological) in Vidin
- Organized the admission of wounded soldiers to the hospital during the Serbo-Bulgarian War
- As municipal physician in Varna, saved the city from Asiatic cholera
- Co-founder and first chairman of the Adrianople refugee society "Strandzha" (1896)
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Dr. Mladen Zhelyazkov Bonev born?
Dr. Mladen Zhelyazkov Bonev was born on 13 October 1838 in Lozengrad. He came from the Chalakov family and was a nephew of Exarch Antim I.
What is Dr. Mladen Zhelyazkov Bonev known for?
He was a physician and public figure who initiated organized hospital surgery in Vidin. He is also known as the savior of Varna from Asiatic cholera, as well as the founder of a Thracian refugee society.
Where did Dr. Mladen Zhelyazkov Bonev work as a physician?
In 1876 he was appointed head of the hospital in Voskresensk (Moscow Governorate). From 1880 to 1890 he was the city physician in Vidin, and from 1890 he was the city physician in Varna.
What were Dr. Mladen Zhelyazkov Bonev's contributions?
In Vidin he opened a 75-bed hospital with four departments: surgical, internal, infectious diseases, and dermatology-venereology. He organized the reception of wounded soldiers during the Serbo-Bulgarian War, as city physician in Varna he saved the city from Asiatic cholera, and in 1896 he was a co-founder and the first chairman of the Edirne refugee society "Strandzha".
In which war did Dr. Mladen Zhelyazkov Bonev take part?
Dr. Mladen Zhelyazkov Bonev took part in the Russo-Turkish War, after which in 1878 he was appointed district governor of Vratsa. During the Serbo-Bulgarian War he organized the reception of wounded soldiers at the Vidin hospital.
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See also
- Dr. Stoyan Radoslavov13 February 1838 – 1919
Bulgarian physician, surgeon and public figure, friend of Aleko Konstantinov and the prototype of the physician in the travelogue "To Chicago and Back". Long-serving director of the Rousse First-Class Hospital.
- Dr. Konstantin Borisov Bonev1837 – 18 June 1882
Chief physician of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) and the first chief physician of the Bulgarian Land Army. He is regarded as the founder of Bulgarian military medicine.
- Dr. Stoyko Yordanov Gaev15 August 1841 – 19 January 1890
A bulgarian physician of the Revival era, a participant in three wars and a deputy in the Constituent Assembly. He worked as a military and provincial physician and was an organizer of the medical society in Varna.
- Dr. Ivan Mihaylov Panov30 August 1834 – 2 May 1894
Bulgarian physician, participant in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) as physician of the 5th Bulgarian Volunteer Battalion. Known for his charitable activity and for donating his property to the Berkovitsa Gymnasium.
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