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Kraków in Kraków Powiat, Lesser Poland, Poland — Central Europe
 

Rafał Józef Czerwiakowski

 
 
Rafał Józef Czerwiakowski Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 22, 2018
1. Rafał Józef Czerwiakowski Marker
Inscription.  
Tu żył
i zmarł
Rafał Józef
Czerwiakowski
1743-1816
ojciec
chirurgii
polskiej

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(English translation:)

Here lived and died Rafał Józef Czerwiakowski (1743-1816), the father of Polish surgery.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is August 5, 1816.
 
Location. 50° 3.764′ N, 19° 56.392′ E. Marker is in Kraków, Małopolska (Lesser Poland), in Kraków Powiat. Marker is at the intersection of Floriańska and Świętego Tomasza, on the right when traveling north on Floriańska. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Floriańska 15, Kraków, Małopolska 33-332, Poland. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Honoré de Balzac (a few steps from this marker); Feliks Nowowiejski (within shouting distance of this marker); Church of St. John the Baptist and John the Evangelist (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); January Uprising Recruitment Site (about 90 meters away); First Evangelical Church (about 90 meters away); Prałatówka Kościoła Mariackiego (about 120 meters away); Ignacy Krieger (about 120 meters away); The Salon of Polish Painters (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kraków.

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Also see . . .  Rafał Józef Czerwiakowski (Wikipedia, in Polish). "Rafał Józef Czerwiakowski (born October 24, 1743, died on August 5, 1816) - Polish anatomist, surgeon, obstetrician, creator of the first surgery department in Poland....During the Kościuszko Uprising he was the chief surgeon of the Polish troops. He was the first organizer of surgical training in Poland. He was the inventor of several surgical instruments....Named the 'father of Polish surgery'." (Submitted on June 20, 2018.) 
 
Rafał Józef Czerwiakowski Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 22, 2018
2. Rafał Józef Czerwiakowski Marker - Wide View
The marker is visible to the right of the doorway. Also visible is the Estonian flag, as the building houses the Estonian consulate.
Rafał Józef Czerwiakowski Marker - Wider View image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 22, 2018
3. Rafał Józef Czerwiakowski Marker - Wider View
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

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