Božidar Špišić

Božidar Špišić
Born (1879-09-06)6 September 1879
Sisak, Austria-Hungary
Died 31 August 1957(1957-08-31) (aged 77)
Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Fields Orthopedics
Alma mater University of Graz

Božidar Špišić (September 6, 1879 in Sisak - August 31, 1957 in Zagreb) was a Croatian orthopedist and rector of the University of Zagreb.

In 1908, Špišić formed the first orthopedic bureau in Croatia, which is seen as the founding of orthopedics in the country.[1] Špišić formed the orthopedic clinic in Zagreb in 1930.[2] He was the rector of the University of Zagreb from 1943 to 1944.[3] In 1946, illness forced him to retire.[4]

The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts held a symposium on Špišić in 2005.[5] In 2008, Špišić's native city of Sisak decided to name a street in his honour to mark the 100th anniversary of orthopedics in Croatia.[6]

References

  1. ↑ ISPO Croatia Archived July 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Božidar Špišić: Founder of orthopedics in Croatia
  3. ↑ Božidar Špišić
  4. ↑ prof.dr.sc. Božidar Špišić
  5. ↑ Božidar Špišić – zasade i razvoj ortopedije na našem području
  6. ↑ Streets of Sisak changing names
Academic offices
Preceded by
Stjepan Ivšić		 Rector of the University of Zagreb
1943–1944 		Succeeded by
Stjepan Horvat
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