Carol Davila

[1] He started from humble beginnings, most probably as an abandoned child, and the surname Davila was bestowed on him by his adoptive family and guardian.

He was the organizer of the military medical service for the Romanian Army and of the country's public health system.

Davila, together with Nicolae Kretzulescu, inaugurated medical training in Romania in 1857, by founding the National School of Medicine and Pharmacy.

It was he who had determined government authorities to issue the first official instructions concerning the health care of factory workers and the organisation of medical districts in the country.

Today, the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, the largest of its kind in Romania, is named in his honor.