Hall No.8

Pirogov's study

Pirogov's Study

In his study a great scientist wrote a set of scientific works on the war-field surgery as Report about visiting sanitary institutions in Germany, Lorraine and Alsace and Military-medical business and specialized aid at the theatre of war in Bulgaria and in the rearward of acting army in 1877-1878, as a result of two trips to the theatre of Franco-Prussian (1870) and Russian-Turkish (1877-1878) wars and also his memoirs, known as A Diary of an Old Doctor which had been left half-finished. 

The room is equipped with 19^th century antique furniture. There are Pirogov’s personal items on the table, his portraits and his family portraits on the walls.

There are books from the scientist’s library in the bookcases. Many books have authors’ personalized inscriptions.

N. I. Pirogov died on the 23^rd of November [N.S. 5^th December] in 1881.

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