Lajos Markusovszky

Lajos Markusovszky
Lajos Markusovszky
Born1815
Csorba, Hungary
Died1893
NationalityHungarian
Known forfounder of Orvosi Hetilap
Scientific career
Fieldssurgeon
Doctoral advisorJános Balassa
Ignác Semmelweis

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]

  1. ^ 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. Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-05.{{cite conference}}: CS1 maint: location (link)