Biography
Dr.Stefan Hristov Bocharov
Also known as: Stefan Bocharov, Major General Dr. Stefan Bocharov
1 April 1852 – 14 January 1937 · born: village of Beykovtsi, Elena region
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Military DoctorsPhysicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)Physicians Born in the 19th Century
Bulgarian military physician, participant in the Serbo-Turkish War and the Russo-Turkish War, who rose to the rank of Major General and Chief Physician of the Bulgarian Army.
Born on 1 April 1852 in the village of Beykovtsi, Elena region, into a priest's family. He was a nephew of the Revival-era figure Todor Burmov. He graduated from the April Secondary School in Gabrovo, after which he studied at the Imperial Medical-Surgical Academy in Saint Petersburg (1872–1878). He interrupted his studies to take part as a feldsher in the Serbo-Turkish War (1876), where he was awarded the Medal "For Bravery". During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) he served as a volunteer in the sanitary detachment of the Russian Red Cross and joined the Tenth Company of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps. After 1881 he defended a doctorate in Saint Petersburg, specialized in military hygiene in Russia, and from 1884 served as a regimental physician in Bulgaria. During the Serbo-Bulgarian War he was assistant to the chief physician, Dr. Mollov. From 1898 he was head of the Sanitary Department of the Ministry of War and chairman of the Military Sanitary Council. During the Balkan Wars he was deputy head of the medical service. On 22 September 1921 he certified the death of Ivan Vazov. He died on 14 January 1937 in Sofia.
Main contributions
- Participation as a feldsher in the Serbo-Turkish War (1876) and provision of aid to wounded and sick volunteers
- Service in the Tenth Company of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps during the defensive battles at Shipka
- Organization of dressing stations in Breznik, Slivnitsa and Tsaribrod during the Serbo-Bulgarian War
- Leadership of the Sanitary Department of the Ministry of War and preparation of regulatory documents for the army's medical service
- Drafting of the "Regulations for Soldiers' Sanatoriums at the Mineral Baths in Bankya and Varshets" during the Balkan Wars
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Dr. Stefan Bocharov born?
Dr. Stefan Hristov Bocharov was born on 1 April 1852 in the village of Beykovtsi, Elena region, into a priest's family. He was a nephew of the Bulgarian National Revival figure Todor Burmov.
What is Dr. Stefan Bocharov known for?
Dr. Stefan Bocharov was a Bulgarian military physician who took part in the Serbian-Ottoman War and the Russo-Turkish War. He reached the rank of major general and became chief physician of the Bulgarian Army. On 22 September 1921, he pronounced the death of Ivan Vazov.
Where did Dr. Stefan Bocharov study?
He graduated from the April Class School in Gabrovo, then studied at the Imperial Medical-Surgical Academy in Saint Petersburg (1872–1878). After 1881, he defended a doctorate in Saint Petersburg and specialized in military hygiene in Russia.
Which wars did Dr. Stefan Bocharov take part in?
He served as a paramedic (feldsher) in the Serbian-Ottoman War (1876), where he was awarded the medal "For Bravery," and as a volunteer in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) in the sanitary detachment of the Russian Red Cross and in the Tenth Company of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps. During the Serbo-Bulgarian War, he was assistant to chief physician Dr. Mollov, and in the Balkan Wars he was deputy head of the medical service.
What were Dr. Stefan Bocharov's contributions?
He organized dressing stations in Breznik, Slivnitsa, and Tsaribrod during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. As head of the Sanitary Department of the Ministry of War, he prepared regulatory documents for the army medical service, and during the Balkan Wars he drew up the "Regulations for Soldiers' Sanatoriums at the Mineral Baths in Bankya and Vrshets."
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See also
- Dr. Yordan Sevov1852 – ?
A Bulgarian physician, participant in the Serbian-Turkish War and the Russo-Turkish War, regarded as a pioneer of anthropology in Bulgaria.
- Dr. Georgi Konstantinov Hakanov1851 – 28 May 1899
Bulgarian surgeon, a pioneer of bone and oncological surgery in Bulgaria, and a participant in the Russo-Turkish War and the Serbo-Bulgarian War.
- Hristo Lekarski1851 – 5 April 1907
Hristo Lekarski was a freedom fighter from a family of the Bulgarian National Revival, who twice interrupted his medical studies in order to take part in wars of liberation. After the Liberation he made his career as a public figure and long-serving mayor of Kyustendil.
- Dr. Panayot Zhechev1853 – 1908
Dr. Panayot Zhechev was a Bulgarian physician of the Revival era, a participant in the Serbo-Turkish War and the Russo-Turkish War, and subsequently a prominent figure in public health in post-Liberation Bulgaria.
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