Mirko Grmek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mirko Grmek

Croatian-French psychiatrist & historian of medicine

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1924

Place of Birth: Krapina, Krapina-Zagorje County, Croatia

Date of Death: 06-Mar-2000

Profession: psychiatrist, academic, medical historian

Nationality: France, Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Mirko Dražen Grmek (9 January 1924 – 6 March 2000) was a Croatian and French historian of medicine, writer and scientist.
He was one of the pioneers and founders of the history of medicine.
His entire opus promotes the historical research of medical knowledge and practices by means of contemporary scientific methods, especially the study of the formation of ideas in specific societies and periods.
He put forward the theory of pathocenosis, the coexistence of all diseases in a specific time, place and society.