About Božidar Špišić
Lived 1879 – 1957 (aged 77). Božidar Špišić was a physician and orthopedist.
Božidar Špišić (September 6, 1879 in Sisak - August 31, 1957 in Zagreb) was an 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. Špišić formed the orthopedic clinic in Zagreb in 1930. He was the rector of the University of Zagreb from 1943 to 1944. In 1946, illness forced him to retire.
The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts held a symposium on Špišić in 2005. 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.
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Croatian orthopedist
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Božidar Špišić was born on 6 September 1879 in Sisak.
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Božidar Špišić died on 31 August 1957 in Zagreb.
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Božidar Špišić was a physician and orthopedist.
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