Francisc Rainer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Francisc Rainer

Romanian pathologist, physiologist and anthropologist

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1874

Place of Birth: Sadhora, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 04-Aug-1944

Profession: physiologist, pathologist, anthropologist, anatomist, diarist

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Francisc Rainer

  • Francisc Iosif Rainer (December 28, 1874 – August 4, 1944) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian pathologist, physiologist and anthropologist.
  • From an immigrant family, he earned early recognition for his experimental work in anatomy, and helped reform Romanian medical science.
  • He spent much of his youth training himself in anatomical pathology and the various areas of natural science, gaining direct experience as a microbiologist, surgeon, and military physician.
  • With teaching positions at the University of Ia?i and the University of Bucharest, where he established specialized sections, Rainer became a noted promoter of science and an innovator in his field.
  • He notably favored and introduced the anatomical study of "functional structures", and was in particular preoccupied with issues pertaining to ontogenesis and kinesiology.
  • An intellectual influence on several generations of doctors, his wife was Marta Trancu-Rainer, Romania's first female surgeon. In addition to his experimental approach, Rainer is remembered as a talented pedagogue and public speaker, who took public stances in defense of his social and cultural ideals.
  • Vilified by the far-right for his left-wing stances, he blended progressivism with genetic determinism, and, although an adept of eugenics, condemned scientific racism.
  • He was notably involved with Dimitrie Gusti's project of rural sociology, contributing an anthropological record of several isolated villages on the Carpathian slopes.
  • During his lifetime, Rainer also set up a large collection of craniums and skeletons, which became the centerpiece of his Bucharest anthropology department.

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