Franciszek Kokot
Franciszek Kokot (24 November 1929 – 24 January 2021)endocrinologist. He was known as a pioneer of nephrology in Eastern Europe.[2] Kokot was a full member of the Polish Academy of Sciences,[3] having previously served as its rector.[4]
Biography
Kokot was born in
Internal Medicine.[2]
He was one of the first individuals to study
renal transplantation.[2]
Kokot died from COVID-19 complications in January 2021, aged 91.
Awards and honors
- Honorary member of 14 European societies of nephrology;
- Volhard Golden Medal of the Gesellschaftfür Nephrologie;
- Member of the Ordo Sanctus Silvestri Papae by Pope John Paul II;
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh;
- Doctor honoris causa of ten Universities (Wrocław, Katowice, Szczecin, Kosice, Lublin, Warsaw, Cracow, Białystok, Łódź and Opole).[2]
References
- ^ Prof. Franciszek Kokot nie żyje. Był jednym z najwybitniejszych lekarzy w historii polskiej medycyny (in Polish)
- ^ PMID 25949375.
- ^ "Annual Report" Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (2008). Polish Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, p.176.