Biography
Dr.Dr. Stefan Hadzhipenchev
15 April 1848 – 18 August 1913 · born: Tarnovo
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A Bulgarian physician from Tarnovo, a graduate in medicine from Bucharest, known for successfully bringing the cholera epidemic in Tarnovo under control in 1886. He died of cholera after the earthquake of 1913.
Stefan Hadzhipenchev was born on 15 April 1848 in Tarnovo, the second of the six children of Hadji Pencho Stoyanov and Zafiritsa Pencheva. He graduated from the Medical School in Bucharest, after which he worked as a physician in his native town until September 1875, and then as a resident physician in hospitals in Galați and Bucharest. He received the title "Doctor of Medicine and Surgery" in 1877. From 1878 he was a physician in private practice in Tarnovo, and the following year he was appointed district physician of Tarnovo. Together with Dr. Stat Antonov and Dr. Aleksi Hristov, he is considered a founder of the hospital in Tarnovo. During the Serbo-Bulgarian War he treated wounded soldiers as a surgeon in the Sofia State Hospital and was awarded the Order of "St. Alexander", 5th class. In 1886 he organized a sanitary camp near the village of Dobri Dyal and stopped the cholera epidemic in Tarnovo, for which he was awarded a gold cross. During the Balkan War he directed activities at the Tarnovo Distribution Hospital and as chairman of the Red Cross. He died of cholera on 18 August 1913, after his home had been destroyed by an earthquake and he had been forced to live in poor hygienic conditions.
Main contributions
- Bringing the cholera epidemic in Tarnovo under control in 1886 by organizing a sanitary isolation camp near the village of Dobri Dyal
- Co-founder of the hospital in Tarnovo together with Dr. Stat Antonov and Dr. Aleksi Hristov
- Surgical treatment of wounded soldiers during the Serbo-Bulgarian War at the Sofia State Hospital
- Chairman of the Red Cross and maintenance of a refreshment station at the Tarnovo railway station during the Balkan War
- Support for his brother Yordan Hadzhipenchev, later regarded as the founder of pharmacy in Bulgaria
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Dr. Stefan Hadjipenchev born?
Dr. Stefan Hadjipenchev was born on 15 April 1848 in Tarnovo. He was the second of the six children of Hadji Pencho Stoyanov and Zafiritsa Pencheva.
What is Dr. Stefan Hadjipenchev known for?
He is known for successfully containing the cholera epidemic in Tarnovo in 1886. He organized a sanitary camp near the village of Dobri Dyal, for which he was awarded a gold cross.
Where did Dr. Stefan Hadjipenchev study and work?
He graduated from the Medical School in Bucharest. He worked as a physician in Tarnovo, as a resident physician in hospitals in Galați and Bucharest, and from 1879 he was the district physician in Tarnovo.
What was Dr. Stefan Hadjipenchev's involvement in the wars?
During the Serbo-Bulgarian War, he treated the wounded as a surgeon at the Sofia State Hospital and was awarded the Order of St. Alexander, 5th class. During the Balkan War, he directed activities at the Tarnovo distribution hospital and was chairman of the Red Cross.
How did Dr. Stefan Hadjipenchev die?
He died of cholera on 18 August 1913. His home had been destroyed by an earthquake, and he was forced to live in poor hygienic conditions.
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See also
- Dr. Asen Shishmanov1848 – 1894
A physician from the distinguished Shishmanov family, born in Banat, who graduated in medicine in Vienna. He worked in Bulgaria after the Liberation and later practiced in Smyrna and Constantinople, distinguishing himself as a pioneer of surgery and a great philanthropist.
- Dr. Georgi Sarafov1848 – 1915
Bulgarian military physician, participant in the Serbo-Turkish War (1876) and the Russo-Turkish War as a physician with a Romanian unit, later chairman of the Bulgarian Red Cross and mayor of Sofia.
- Dr. Ivan Slavkov1848 – ?
A Bulgarian physician who graduated in medicine in Bucharest, a participant in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), and one of the founders of the Bulgarian Medical Society.
- Dr. Dr. Konstantin Ivanov Vezenkov1848 – late 1878
Bulgarian physician and volunteer who took part in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) as a military doctor of the Third Battalion of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps. He gained renown for his personal intervention in the defence of Shipka on 23 August, when he led wounded men in a bayonet counterattack.
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