title: Marian Zierski (1906-1998): world-famous Polish phtysiatrist.
abstract: Marian Zierski was born in Lviv on May 1, 1906. He studied medicine at the Jan Kazimierz University in Lviv and the Charles University in Prague, where he received his medical degree. Before and during Second World War (until 1942) he worked in Lviv and then he moved to Warsaw. He experienced the tragedy of the Warsaw Uprising (1944) and the total destruction of the city. After the war he settled in Lódź. He held numerous managerial posts in medical care institutions in Lódź. There he also established a tuberculosis outpatient clinic for students. At the same time, Zierski carried out phtysiatric research publishing numerous works (approx. 300) and participating in conventions and scientific conferences both in the country and abroad. Apart from many awards and offices, Prof. Marian Zierski was a holder of an honorary doctorate of universities in Great Britain, Brazil, Germany, France, the USA and Hungary.
authors.affiliation: Chair of History of Medicine and Pharmacy, Medical University, Lódź, Poland. docmag@interia.pl
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Włodarczyk
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000266:history; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000266:history; D011044:Poland; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control