Purjesz Zsigmond Memorial
Purjesz Zsigmond Memorial
Original function:
statue / memorial / relief
Current function:
destroyed
Historical Hungarian county:
Kolozs
GPS coordinates:
46.7653860477, 23.5835854415
History
Dr. Purjesz Zsigmond, an internist, was appointed head of the Department of Internal Medicine in Kolozsvár in 1880. He wrote the first Hungarian textbook on internal medicine in 1885. In 1893 he was the ministerial cholera commissioner of Kolozsvár. He was awarded the Order of the Iron Crown and made an honorary citizen of Kolozsvár for his successful work. Under his direction, the new Internal Medicine Clinic was built in 1897-99 on Mikó Street. Purjesz Zsigmond retired in 1911 and moved to Budapest. On 27 May 1912, his students paid tribute to their master by erecting a bust in front of the main gate of the clinic he founded. The statue was made by Vastagh György, an artist from Kolozsvár. After the Romanian occupation in 1919, the Internal Medicine Clinic was also taken over by Romanian staff. The statue of Purjesz Zsigmond was removed by the invaders because of his Hungarian origin.
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