Biography
Dr.Stoycho Hristov Zagorski
Also known as: Stoycho Zagorski
1848 – 1902 · born: Sevlievo
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Stoycho Hristov Zagorski was the first Bulgarian physician to hold the post of municipal physician in Sevlievo, a revolutionary activist and military physician who took part in the Russo-Turkish War as a physician with the Romanian Red Cross.
Born in Sevlievo in 1848, Zagorski was orphaned at an early age and was raised by his maternal uncle, Nencho Hanchev. Thanks to his excellent academic performance, he received a scholarship from the municipality and graduated from the Higher Military Medical School in Bucharest at the end of 1869. During his studies he established contacts with Vasil Levski, Hristo Botev and other activists, and took an active part in the life of the Bulgarian emigration in Wallachia. At the beginning of 1870 he returned to Sevlievo as the first Bulgarian to hold the post of municipal physician and co-founded the reading club (chitalishte) "Rositsa". He was the first chairman of the local revolutionary committee founded by Levski. After the April Uprising, suspected by the Ottoman authorities, he returned to Romania, defended a doctoral dissertation on syphilis, and then took part in the Russo-Turkish War as a physician with the Romanian Red Cross. After the Liberation he held a number of posts – director of the Varna hospital, head of the Feldsher Military School, and court physician. He took part in the Serbo-Bulgarian War. He was a founding member of the First Bulgarian Medical Society. He died in 1902.
Main contributions
- The first Bulgarian municipal physician in Sevlievo (from the beginning of 1870)
- First chairman of the local revolutionary committee founded by Vasil Levski
- Participation as a physician in the Romanian Red Cross during the Russo-Turkish War
- Co-founder of the reading club (chitalishte) "Rositsa" in Sevlievo (1870)
- Founding member of the First Bulgarian Medical Society
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Dr. Stoycho Hristov Zagorski born?
Dr. Stoycho Hristov Zagorski was born in 1848 in Sevlievo. He died in 1902.
What is Dr. Stoycho Hristov Zagorski known for?
He was the first Bulgarian physician to serve as town doctor in Sevlievo, as well as a revolutionary activist and military doctor. He was the first chairman of the local revolutionary committee founded by Vasil Levski and a co-founder of the "Rositsa" community cultural center (chitalishte).
Which wars did Dr. Stoycho Hristov Zagorski take part in?
He took part in the Russo-Turkish War as a doctor with the Romanian Red Cross. He also took part in the Serbo-Bulgarian War.
Where did Dr. Stoycho Hristov Zagorski study?
Thanks to excellent grades, he received a scholarship from the municipality and graduated from the Higher Military Medical School in Bucharest in late 1869. He later defended a doctoral dissertation on syphilis.
What positions did Dr. Stoycho Hristov Zagorski hold after the Liberation?
After the Liberation, he was director of the Varna Hospital, head of the Military Feldsher School, and a court physician. He was also a founding member of the First Bulgarian Medical Society.
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See also
- 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.
- Dr. Dr. Stefan Hadzhipenchev15 April 1848 – 18 August 1913
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.
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