Božidar Špišić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Croatian orthopedist
Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1879
Place of Birth: Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia
Date of Death: 31-Aug-1957
Profession: physician
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Božidar Špišić
- Božidar Špišic (September 6, 1879 in Sisak - August 31, 1957 in Zagreb) was a Croatian orthopedist and rector of the University of Zagreb.
- In 1908, Špišic formed the first orthopedic bureau in Croatia, which is seen as the founding of orthopedics in the country.
- Špišic formed the orthopedic clinic in Zagreb in 1930.
- He was the rector of the University of Zagreb from 1943 to 1944.
- In 1946, illness forced him to retire.The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts held a symposium on Špišic in 2005.
- In 2008, Špišic's native city of Sisak decided to name a street in his honour to mark the 100th anniversary of orthopedics in Croatia.
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