Review article

https://doi.org/10.21860/medflum2017_179746

Juraj Matija Šporer eminent medical doctor and patriot

Hrvoje Cvitanović orcid.org/0000-0001-5599-9905 ; Odjel za kožne i spolne bolesti, Opća bolnica Karlovac, Karlovac
Ervin Jančić ; Odjel za neurologiju, Opća bolnica Karlovac, Karlovac
Vladimir Bauer ; Odjel otorinolaringologije, Opća bolnica Karlovac, Karlovac
Vladimir Cvitanović ; Opća bolnica Karlovac, Karlovac, u mirovini
Igor Salopek ; Odjel za psihijatriju, Opća bolnica Karlovac, Karlovac

Abstract

Juraj Matija Sporer was born in Karlovac 1795. He was promoted as medical doctor in Vienna 1819. His doctoral thesis was entitled: Disseratio inauguralis medica de Catarrhe Genitalium. His signature Illyrus Carolstadiensis betrays the patriotic devotion to his people and the city of Karlovac. After returning from studies from Vienna in Karlovac Juraj Šporer worked as military doctor. He was engaged in medicine and patriotic work. In 1823 Šporer left Karlovac and worked as city and district physicist in Bakar and Split. Šporer was promoted 1839 to the post of gubernatorial health counselor. Political changes in 1848 Šporer forced him to move in Rijeka. He tried to create marine medicinal baths and should be considered a founder of Opatija medical spa. He was retired 1863 and died during 1884 in Rijeka. Šporer was Croatian patriot. He tried to publish in Karlovac first newspapers in the Croatian language. For this purpose he has obtained permission from the authorities, and in 1818 issued a proclamation printed on two pages “Oglasnik ilirski”, seeking the support of the readership, but this bold and premature intention was not realized. Sporer, as a precursor Ljudevit Gaj, issued the first Croatian calendar Almanah ilirski for 1823 in Karlovac by Prettner printing office. Šporer Calendar has given impetus to the later creation and printing of important works in Karlovac with Illyrian ideas. Notable merits Šporer gained with his fruitful literary work. The most important works are Kastriota Skenderbeg, Strast i budnja, Liek za obiestnu ženu, Edipos. For Karlovac and Croatia in the first half of the XIX century he is one of the most important figures of Croatian culture and the medical profession.

Keywords

Ilyric yearbook; history of medicine; Škrljevo disease

Hrčak ID:

179746

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/179746

Publication date:

1.6.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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