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Surgeon Biographies
Every archived life recorded as surgeon, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Sali Berisha
b. October 15, 1944
Albanian politician
Contemporary era
Lotay Tshering
b. May 10, 1969
8th Prime Minister of Bhutan
Contemporary era
Michelle Bachelet
b. September 29, 1951
President of Chile from (2006–2010; 2014–2018)
Contemporary era
Valdis Zatlers
b. March 22, 1955
President of Latvia
Modern era
Roger Kolo
b. September 3, 1943
Malagasy Prime Minister
Ancient era
Galen
c. 200 CE – c. 300 CE
2nd-century Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher
Modern era
William Wallace
July 3, 1860 – December 16, 1940
Scottish composer and writer (1860-1940)
Modern era
Salvador Allende
June 26, 1908 – September 11, 1973
28th president of Chile (1908–1973
Modern era
Alexander Fleming
August 6, 1881 – March 11, 1955
Discoverer of penicillin, the first true antibiotic
Early Modern era
William Harvey
April 1, 1578 – June 3, 1657
English physician (1578-1657)
Early Modern era
Andreas Vesalius
December 31, 1514 – October 16, 1564
Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)
Modern era
Joseph Lister
April 5, 1827 – February 10, 1912
British surgeon and antiseptic pioneer (1827–1912)
Modern era
Norman Bethune
March 4, 1890 – November 12, 1939
Canadian physician, medical innovator and humanitarian (1890-1939)
Modern era
Fred Hollows
April 9, 1929 – February 10, 1993
New Zealand–Australian ophthalmologist (1929-1993)
Medieval era
Al-Zahrawi
936 CE – 1010
Arab Andalusian physician, surgeon and chemist (936–1013)
Medieval era
Theodoric Borgognoni
1206 – 1298
Italian bishop
Medieval era
Henri de Mondeville
1260 – 1320
French physician
Modern era
Mary Poonen Lukose
August 2, 1886 – October 2, 1976
Indian gynecologist, obstetrician and the first female Surgeon General in India.
Ancient era
Sushruta
600 BCE – 500 BCE
Ancient Indian physician, father of surgery
Ancient era
Hua Tuo
c. 200 CE – 208 CE
Chinese physician (c. 140–208)
Contemporary era
Shinya Yamanaka
b. September 4, 1962
Japanese doctor and medical scientist (born 1962)
Modern era
Christiaan Barnard
November 8, 1922 – September 2, 2001
South African cardiac surgeon
Early Modern era
Mungo Park
September 11, 1771 – 1806
Scottish naturalist and explorer of the African continent