Frederic Durán-Jordà, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederic Durán-Jordà

Spanish physician (1905-1957)

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1905

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1957

Profession: physician, hematologist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Frederic Durán-Jordà (Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 25 April 1905 – Manchester, United Kingdom, 30 March 1957) was a Spanish doctor, pioneer hematology and hemotherapy.
He created the first transfusion service in the world in Barcelona in 1936 at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.
Previously there were blood banks, where donated blood to be transfused was stored.
Dr.
Durán-Jordà created a methodology that would serve to collect massive blood donations and be transfused distance, in this case the front lines of the Spanish Civil War.
This method was subsequently applied in World War II.