Nikolay Pirogov

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Nikolay Pirogov
Николай Пирогов
Pirogov in 1870
Born	(1810-11-25)25 November 1810 Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	5 December 1881(1881-12-05) (aged 71) Vishnya village, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire (now Vinnytsia, Ukraine)
Alma mater	Imperial Moscow University
Known for	Field surgery
Awards	Demidov Prize (1844, 1851 and 1860)
Scientific career
Fields	Medicine, Surgery, Anatomy
Institutions	University of Dorpat

Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov (Russian: Николай Иванович Пирогов; 25 November [O.S. 13 November] 1810 — 5 December [O.S. 23 November] 1881) was a Russian scientist, medical doctor, pedagogue, public figure, and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1847), one of the most widely recognized Russian physicians. Considered to be the founder of field surgery, he was the first surgeon to use anaesthesia in a field operation (1847) and one of the first surgeons in Europe to use ether as an anaesthetic. He is credited with the invention of various kinds of surgical operations and developing his own technique of using plaster casts to treat fractured bones.