| Max Thorek | |
|---|---|
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| Born | (1880-03-10)10 March 1880 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | 25 January 1960(1960-01-25) (aged 79) Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Burial place | Rosehill Cemetery |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Spouse |
Fannie Unger (m. 1905) |
Max Thorek (10 March 1880 – 25 January 1960) was a Hungarian-American surgeon, best known for founding the International College of Surgeons in 1935 and writing his autobiography entitled A Surgeon's World in 1943.
Early life and education
Max Thorek was born in Budapest, where his father was a physician in a small town. Thorek's preparation for university training began in Budapest but was interrupted when his younger brother was killed in a pogrom and the family emigrated to Chicago, where he attended the University of Chicago. He completed his medical degree at Rush Medical College in 1904. Thorek later worked in obstetrics, general, and reconstructive surgery.
He married Fannie Unger in Chicago on 16 April 1905.
In 1954, he founded the International Museum of Surgical Science in a Chicago Gold Coast mansion, and was the founder of Thorek Memorial Hospital, as of 2019 still in operation in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood.
He became an internationally acclaimed amateur photographer during the pictorialist movement, and author of several books on the subject, including Camera Art as a Means of Self-Expression (1947) and Creative Camera Art (1937).
Death and legacy
He died in Chicago on 25 January 1960, and was interred at Rosehill Cemetery.
References
- ^ Group, British Medical Journal Publishing (6 February 1960). "Obituary: Max Thorek, M.D". British Medical Journal. 1 (5170): 431. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5170.431-b. ISSN 0007-1447. S2CID 220212178.
{{cite journal}}:|last=has generic name (help) - International College of Surgeons: Past,Present, and Future. Henry Ling Ltd, The Dorsct Press, Dorchester (1995).
- ^ History of Medicine and Surgery, and Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago. Chicago: The Biographical Publishing Corporation. 1922. p. 860. Retrieved 30 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Max Thorek | American surgeon". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- Hospital, Thorek Memorial. "About Us". www.thorek.org. Retrieved 11 November 2019.