Physicians

Dr. Georgi Machev

1849 – 1921

A bulgarian physician and military medic who took part in numerous wars. A well-known public figure in Eastern Rumelia.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Dr. Panteley Minchevich

1834 – 22.12.1898

A Bulgarian military physician and public figure who took part in the Russo-Turkish War on the side of the Russian command. He held a number of administrative and medical posts in Bulgaria after the Liberation.

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Dr. Sava Mirkov

15 June 1850 – 9 August 1927

Bulgarian physician, volunteer of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps (Opalchentsi), and public figure, who took part in the Serbo-Turkish War and the Russo-Turkish War. He is known for his contribution to Bulgaria's accession to the International Red Cross.

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Dr. Dimitar Petrov Mollov

7 January 1846 (26 December 1845 Old Style) – ?

Dimitar Petrov Mollov was a physician, scholar, public figure and political activist, born in Elena. He is known as the founder of sanitary legislation in Bulgaria after the Liberation.

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Nikolay Nenov

Nikolay Nenov was a medical student from Kazanlak who enlisted as a volunteer in the 4th Battalion of the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps during the Russo-Turkish War.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Dr. Dimitar Pavlovich

26 September 1834 – 13 September 1911

A physician and pharmacist who worked at the turn between the Bulgarian National Revival era and the post-Liberation era. He is known for a number of innovative contributions to medicine and pharmacy in Bulgaria.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Dr. Ivan Mihaylov Panov

30 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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Dr. Yakov Dimitriev Petkovich

22 January 1848 – 20 January 1914

Dr. Yakov Dimitriev Petkovich was a Bulgarian physician and military medic, a participant in the Montenegrin Uprising, the Russo-Turkish War, and the Serbo-Bulgarian War. He graduated in medicine in Moscow and built his military medical career in post-Liberation Bulgaria.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Dr. Georgi Sarafov

1848 – 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.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Dr. Yordan Sevov

1852 – ?

A Bulgarian physician, participant in the Serbian-Turkish War and the Russo-Turkish War, regarded as a pioneer of anthropology in Bulgaria.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Dr. Ivan Slavkov

1848 – ?

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.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Dr. Georgi Ivanov Stranski

1 August 1847 – 4 January 1904

Georgi Ivanov Stranski was a Bulgarian physician from Kalofer, a participant in the battles for Pleven during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). He is also known for his active political career – he took part in the Unification and held a number of state offices.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Dr. Dr. Stefan Hadzhipenchev

15 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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Dr. Georgi Konstantinov Hakanov

1851 – 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.

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Dr. Aleksi Hristov

1849 – 8 March 1913

A physician from Gabrovo of the Palauzov family, a graduate in medicine from Moscow, a participant in the Russo-Turkish War, and for many years a surgeon and hospital director in post-Liberation Bulgaria.

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Dr. Georgi Antonov Tsarigradski

1845 – 12 July 1918

Bulgarian physician and participant in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), awarded by the Russian command two St. George Crosses "For Bravery" in a single day.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Dr. Mincho Tsachev

1847 – 1919

Bulgarian physician, born in Dryanovo, who worked as a military physician, sanitary inspector and chief physician of the Bulgarian hospital "Evlogi Georgiev" in Constantinople.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Dr. Marin Penchev Chalakov

1841 – 1883

A Bulgarian physician of the Revival era, a participant in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) as a battalion physician in a Romanian military unit.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Petar Chenkov

around 1854–1855 – ?

A Bulgarian medical student from Plovdiv who took part as a volunteer feldsher in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). He served in the First Bulgarian Volunteer Detachment (Opalchentsi) and took part in a number of key battles.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Dr. Sava Cheren

A Bulgarian physician born in Tarnovo, a participant in the Serbian-Turkish and Russo-Turkish Wars, who subsequently served as district physician in Vidin and as a deputy in the First Grand National Assembly.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Dr. Hristo Rachev Chobanov

25 May 1849 – 7 January 1910

A Bulgarian physician and lawyer, cousin and friend of Hristo Botev, who took part in the Russo-Turkish War as a military field physician with the Romanian army.

Bulgarian Physicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Dr. Georgi Dimitrov Yankulov

27 March 1844 – 6 July 1900

Bulgarian physician and public figure, participant in the Russo-Turkish War of Liberation. An active political figure in Plovdiv after the Liberation.

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