Lijec̆nic̆ki vjesnik
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Lijec̆nic̆ki vjesnik · Oct 1998
Historical Article[Role and contribution of the Croatian Medical Association in the founding of the pathoanatomic service of the public health divisions in the city of Zagreb in 1913].
Decision on the founding of the pathoanatomic service of the public health divisions, and the appointment of Dr. Ljudevit Jurak for the first prosector in 1913, is considered the beginning of the organized development of pathologic anatomy in Croatia. The aim of this paper was to investigate why this decision was made only in 1913, i.e. to find so far unknown answers to the questions who, when and with which motives made the initiative to found this important institution. ⋯ Difficulties in the realization of these endeavors can partly be explained by the lack of understanding and interest on the part of administrative and political authorities. However, one of the possible reasons for the delay of the decision on founding pathoanatomic service in the city of Zagreb till 1913 may be the fact that among Croatian physicians until 1911 there were no experts in pathologic anatomy who might have satisfied the requirements, although in that period there were no obstacles for such service in Zagreb to be entrusted to any professional, citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. All taken into account, Dr, Ljudevit Jurak (1881-1945) was the only Croat who in the period from 1911 to 1913, when he was elected the prosector of the public pathoanatomic service in the city of Zagreb, met high requirements for the professional, scientific and research work, as well as for teaching in the field of pathologic anatomy and medical jurisprudence at the university.