Jan Zaorski

Jan Zaorski
Born	(1887-05-06)May 6, 1887 Kraków, Vistula Land, Russian Empire]]
Died	March 10, 1956(1956-03-10) (aged 68) Warsaw, Polish People's Republic
Nationality	Polish
Medical career
Profession	Surgeon
Institutions	Warsaw University.

Jan Zaorski (May 6, 1887 in Kraków – March 10, 1956 in Warsaw) was a Polish surgeon, a student of Ludwik Rydygier and Zygmunt Radliński. During the Occupation of Poland, he founded a conspiratory Vocational Public School for Assistant Sanitary Staff (Prywatna Szkoła Zawodowa dla Pomocniczego Personelu Sanitarnego).

In 1931, Zaorski became a director of the Elisabethan Hospital in Warsaw. In 1945, he became professor of Warsaw University. He was an author of more than 60 works, mainly about abdominal cavity surgery. He was also an author of scripts for students.

References

• "Zaorski Jan". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
• "Zaorski Jan". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish). Retrieved 2007-11-04.