Józef Wojciechowski (1793–7 November 1850) was a Polish physician and professor.
Józef Wojciechowski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1793 |
| Died | 7 November 1850 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation | physician |
Education
editBorn near the town of Lipowiec in the Russian Partition of Poland shortly after the Second Partition of Poland in 1793, Wojciechowski obtained education in Kyiv and Saint Petersburg.[1]
Life and work
editFrom 1820 to 1839 he lived in Qing China, practiced as a physician and researched Chinese medical works.[2] He learned both Manchu and Chinese languages.[1][3] At first he had no Chinese patients, however, after he cured a Chinese monk, whom Chinese doctors considered incurably ill, he won the trust of the local people, and subsequent successful treatments made his services renowned.[1] His greatest acclaim came when he successfully cured a prince from the imperial court deemed incurably ill by local doctors.[1][2][3] In 1829 Wojciechowski was honored by the Qing court with a memorial in Beijing.[1][2][3]
In 1844, he became a professor of Manchu and Chinese languages at the Kazan University,[2] yet he continued his practice as a physician.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Encyklopedia powszechna (in Polish). Vol. 27. Warszawa. 1987. pp. 615–616.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d Judycki, Zbigniew Andrzej (2020). Lekarze polskiego pochodzenia w świecie (in Polish). Kielce. p. 111. ISBN 978-83-936896-5-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d Kośmiński, Stanisław (1883). Słownik lekarzów polskich (in Polish). Warszawa. p. 553.
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