title: [Ludwik Rydygier--homo creator. The 150th anniversary of the birth of Ludwik Rydygier].
abstract: The authors present biography of Ludwik Rydygier, the great Polish surgeon, with special emphasis on his medical and scientific activity as well as his role in the foundation of Polish surgical school.
authors.affiliation: I Katedry i Kliniki Chirurgii Ogólnej i Endokrynologicznej, Akademii Medycznej im. Piastów Slaskich we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: Wiktor
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bednarz
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bednarz
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011044:Poland; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*