Yevsey Gindes

Yevsey Yakovlevich Gindes (Azerbaijani: Yevsey Yakovleviç Gindes, Russian: Евсей Яковлевич Гиндес; 1872–1954), was an Azerbaijani statesman and pediatrician of Jewish[1] origin who served as the Minister of Healthcare of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, and was member of Azerbaijani National Council and later Parliament of Azerbaijan.

[2] Gindes is considered the founder of modern pediatrics science in Azerbaijan.

At the same time, he conducted research in Kiev Bacteriology Institute and published seven scientific works on children's diseases.

[2] With the establishment of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on 28 May 1918, Gindes participated in formation of the healthcare sector of the country and was appointed the Minister of Healthcare and Social Security of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in the third cabinet led by Fatali Khan Khoyski on 26 December 1918.

The same year, he was appointed the director of a new hospital in northern part of Baku called Shemakhinka.

Stamp and knife for cutting paper of Yevsey Gindes. Museum of History of Azerbaijan