Max Thorek
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Max Thorek (10 March 1880 – 25 January 1960) was a Hungarian-American surgeon, best known for founding the International College of Surgeons in 1935 and writing his autobiography entitled A Surgeon's World in 1943.[1][2]
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Born | (1880-03-10)10 March 1880 Budapest, Hungary |
Died | 25 January 1960(1960-01-25) (aged 79) Chicago, Illinois, US |
Burial place | Rosehill Cemetery |
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Occupation | Surgeon |
Spouse |
Fannie Unger (m. 1905) |
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