Tihomil Beritić

Tihomil Beritić (1919–1999) was a Croatian physician.

Beritić was born in Herceg Novi. He graduated from the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb in 1943, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1980.

Beritić's research focus was hematology and toxicology. He spent most of his career at the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health in Zagreb as the founder and head of the Occupational Disease Department. He was also a long-time editor of professional journals Liječnički vjesnik and Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju.

Beritić was a full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and the chairman of its Allergology Committee. He was an honorary president of the Croatian Toxicological Society.

Beritić received the Righteous among the Nations award in 1994, as his mother and him sheltered a Jewish child during World War II.^[1]

Sources

• "Kratke vijesti" (in Croatian). hrt.hr. Croatian Radiotelevision. 7 April 1999. http://www.hrt.hr/arhiv/99/04/07/KRV.html. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 

1. ^ http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/righteous/stories/beritic.asp

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Name	Beritic, Tihomil
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Date of birth	1919
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Date of death	1999
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