Lajos Markusovszky

Lajos Markusovszky
Lajos Markusovszky
Born	1815 Hochwald
Died	1893 Opatija
Nationality	Hungarian
Fields	surgeon
Doctoral advisor	János Balassa Ignác Semmelweis
Known for	founder of Orvosi Hetilap

Lajos Markusovszky (1815–1893) surgeon, from 1857 founder and publisher of Orvosi Hetilap (Hungarian medical journal), later editor of the journal, after 1867 Advisor to the Ministry for Religion and Education regarding University affairs.

He is generally agreed to have been Ignaz Semmelweis's best friend.^[1]

References

Benedek, István (1983). Ignaz Phillip Semmelweis 1818-1865. Gyomaendrőd, Hungary: Corvina Kiadó. ISBN 9631314596. plate 11

^ Hauzman, Erik E (2006). "Semmelweis and his German contemporaries". 40th International Congress on the History of Medicine, ISHM 2006. Budapest, Hungary August 26–30, 2006. http://www.ishm2006.hu/abstracts/files/ishmpaper_093.doc. Retrieved 2008-06-05.

Persondata
Name	Markusovszky, Lajos
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1815
Place of birth	Hochwald
Date of death	1893
Place of death	Opatija