Franciszek Kokot

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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

He was one of the first individuals to study

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
    Gesellschaft
    für 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

  1. ^ Prof. Franciszek Kokot nie żyje. Był jednym z najwybitniejszych lekarzy w historii polskiej medycyny (in Polish)
  2. ^
    PMID 25949375
    .
  3. ^ "Annual Report" Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (2008). Polish Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  4. Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich
    , p.176.