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Božidar Špišić
Born	(1879-09-06)6 September 1879 Sisak, Austria-Hungary
Died	31 August 1957(1957-08-31) (aged 77) Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Alma mater	University of Graz
Scientific career
Fields	Orthopedics

Božidar Špišić (September 6, 1879 in Sisak - August 31, 1957 in Zagreb) was a Croatian orthopedist and rector of the University of Zagreb.

In 1908, Špišić formed the first orthopedic bureau in Croatia, which is seen as the founding of orthopedics in the country. Špišić formed the orthopedic clinic in Zagreb in 1930. He was the rector of the University of Zagreb from 1943 to 1944. In 1946, illness forced him to retire.

The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts held a symposium on Špišić in 2005. In 2008, Špišić's native city of Sisak decided to name a street in his honour to mark the 100th anniversary of orthopedics in Croatia.

References

1. ISPO Croatia Archived July 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
2. Božidar Špišić: Founder of orthopedics in Croatia
3. Božidar Špišić
4. prof.dr.sc. Božidar Špišić Archived April 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
5. Božidar Špišić – zasade i razvoj ortopedije na našem području Archived September 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
6. Streets of Sisak changing names

• Croatian orthopedic surgeons
• 1879 births
• 1957 deaths
• Rectors of the University of Zagreb