- Josep Trueta
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birth_date = 1897
birth_place =Barcelona
death_date = 1977
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field =medicine
work_institutions =University of Oxford
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As a Catalan nationalist, he was forced into exile to
England after theSpanish Civil War . DuringWorld War II , he helped to organize medical emergency services there. His use of a new method for the treatment of open wounds and fractures helped save a great number of lives during the war.Trueta formed part of a group of Catalans exiled in the
United Kingdom who denounced the situation of Catalonia under Franco's regime. He wrote "The Spirit of Catalonia", a book aimed at explaining Catalan history to English-speaking society.He was Professor of
Orthopaedics at theUniversity of Oxford . He retired in 1966, and returned to Catalonia.The main hospital of
Girona was named in his honour.References
*cite journal
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last=Pérez
first=Fariña L A
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year=2008|month=Mar.
title= [Studies on the kidney and the renal circulation, by Josep Trueta i Raspall (1897-1977)]
journal=Actas urologicas españolas
volume=32
issue=3
pages=276-80
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*cite journal
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last=Fernández Vázquez
first=Juan Manuel
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title= [Mister Josep Trueta]
journal=Acta ortopédica mexicana
volume=21
issue=3
pages=168-72
publisher= |location =Mexico | issn = | pmid = 17937183
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* [http://10anys.vilaweb.com/trueta/index.html The Spirit of Catalonia. Josep Trueta. 1946 - Digital edition ]
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