Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov

(1810-1881)

Russian medical scientist

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Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov (Russian: Николай Иванович Пирогов; 25 November [O.S. 13 November] 1810 — 5 December [O.S. 23 November] 1881) was a prominent Russian scientist, medical doctor, pedagogue, public figure, and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1847), one of the most widely recognized Russian physicians. Considered to be the founder of field surgery, he was the first surgeon to use anaesthesia in a field operation (1847) and one of the first surgeons in Europe to use ether as an anaesthetic. He is credited with invention of various kinds of surgical operations and developing his own technique of using plaster casts to treat fractured bones.

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Born	25 November 1810 Moscow, Russian Empire
Died	5 December 1881 (aged 71) Vishnya village, Podolian Governorate, Russian Empire
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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