Head Surgeon Johann Bönisch and the Letter to his Wife Julia from the Battlefield in 1849 Cover Image

Natkirurg Johann Bönisch i njegovo pismo supruzi Juliji s ratišta 1849. godine
Head Surgeon Johann Bönisch and the Letter to his Wife Julia from the Battlefield in 1849

Author(s): Dubravko Habek, Ivana Horbec
Subject(s): History, General Reference Works, Local History / Microhistory, Military history, Modern Age, 19th Century, Source Material
Published by: Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti - Zavod za znanstvenoistraživački i umjetnički rad u Bjelovaru
Keywords: Bjelovar; 19th century; Ivan Bönisch; head surgeon; personal letters; history;

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents professional and personal information on head surgeon Johann (Ivan) Bönisch, who was active in Bjelovar as hospital surgeon and district physician. He worked as head surgeon with permanent office in both regiments belonging to Bjelovar – first in Đurđevac, and later in Križevci. The paper includes the integral letter Bönisch sent to his wife Julia in translation from the German language. The letter was written in 1849 in the Sirmium battlefield, where he worked as battalion surgeon. Using emotional literary expression, he offers information on army activities, and sanitary and military circumstances in battlefields in the mid-19th century.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 141-150
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Croatian