ДР ЛАЗА К. ЛАЗАРЕВИЋ – КЊИЖЕВНИК И ЛЕКАР (1851–1890)

Abstract

Dr. Laza K. Lazarević (1851–1890) left a profound imprint on Serbian medicine and literature for 11 years of his medical and literary work. Laza K. Lazarević is considered the progenitor of Serbian realistic psychological story. He studied medicine in Berlin (1872–1879). He fought in Serbian-Turkish wars and remained active in the medical corps. As a physician, he worked in Belgrade, where he was the chief of the internal medicine ward and founder of the first geriatric institution in this part of Europe. In 1880, he described, in the Serbian Archives, a sign that is today called after him in neurology, the „Lazarević sign”. In 1888, he became a member of the Serbian Royal Academy. He was an active member of the Serbian Society of Physicians.

Keywords: Laza K. Lazarević, neurology, literature