Konstantin Konik

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Konstantin Konik

Born	31 December 1873 Dorpat
Died	3 August 1936
Nationality	Estonian
Occupation	Surgeon, Politician
Known for	Member of the Estonian Salvation Committee

Konstantin Konik (31 December [O.S. 19 December] 1873 – 3 August 1936) was an Estonian politician and surgeon,^[1] member of the Estonian Salvation Committee^[2]

Konstantin Konik was born to a working-class family in Tartu; his father made living as a carter. After studying at the Governorate Gymnasium in Tartu, Konstantin Konik graduated from the faculty of Medicine of the University of Dorpat (now University of Tartu) in 1873, and made his doctorate degree at the Odessa University in 1903.^[3]

On 8 March 1920 Konik made history at the University of Tartu by giving the first lecture ever made on medicine in Estonian language.^[3] The University of Tartu was established as an Estonian institution only in 1919, it had been the University of Dorpat, a Baltic German institution, before, where only German and since the 1880s–90s Russian language had been used.

References

↑ Niinikoski J. (1994). "Konstantin Konik". U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
↑ Miljan, Toivo (2004). Historical Dictionary of Estonia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-4904-4.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Arjakas, Küllo; Hando Runnel (2004). Konstantin Konik. Ilmamaa. ISBN 9985-77-133-8. Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)

Political offices
Preceded by Hugo Kukke	Estonian Minister of Education 1933	Succeeded by Nikolai Kann

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 4923814 LCCN: n2005025183 ISNI: 0000 0000 3469 8399 GND: 129995258

Persondata
Name	Konik, Konstantin
Alternative names
Short description	Estonian politician
Date of birth	31 December 1873
Place of birth	Tartu
Date of death	3 August 1936
Place of death

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