Medicus, Vol. 20 No. 1_Influenca, 2011.
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Archival Sources on Srećko Hofman- the First Roentgenologist of the Sisters of Mercy Hospital in Zagreb
Stella Fatović-Ferenčić
; Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti
Darija Hofgräff
; Hrvatski državni arhiv
Abstract
The Croatian medical publications very often emphasize the role of the Sisters of Mercy Hospital in the adoption of diagnostic roentgenology from the very beginning of its development. It is well known that the first X-ray device was installed in this institution in 1901, and already the year after the first roentgenograms were presented to the medical community. In 1924 the first department of roentgenology was established. In those pioneering times with just a few roentgenologists, the department was headed by Srećko Hofman, the first roentgenologist at this Hospital. Despite his role and position, his biography is unknown even nowadays. The search for archival sources was performed at the Croatian State Archives in Zagreb. The library holdings of Interior Affairs and Department of Health of the Provincial Government, as well as those of the Croatian Medical Association, disclosed some new documents and data from his biography. This article presents his life and work until 1945.
Keywords
roentgenology – history: Srećko Hofman – biography; history of medicine; Croatia
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Publication date:
3.1.2011.
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