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<\/a><\/p>\nProfessor of Medical Biochemistry Yaroslav Honskyi told the participants in detail about the life and research of Ivan Horbachevsky. \u201cHe was a true patriot of Ukraine. Even his burial featured the Ukrainian flag. Most of all he loved his fatherland, even though\u00a0 he spent 67 out of his 87 earthly years living abroad, where he gained international fame and recognition. But the scientists have never shied away from his origins and helped Ukraine\u00a0 in many ways\u201d, \u2013 said Yaroslav Honskyi.<\/p>\n
He also told that during Ivan Horbachevsky\u2019s training in one of the high schools of Ternopil he already demonstrated great success in mastering the natural sciences. Horbachevsky graduated from the Medical Faculty of the University of Vienna, where he began his teaching career. Then he worked at the Institute of Medicinal Chemistry. Here in 1882 he first synthesized uric acid from urea and amino acid glycine. It was a discovery of world importance. After this success, the 29-year-old assistant professor was invited for the position on the Medical Faculty of Charles University. Three years later, the scientist has published work on synthesis of creatinine and later discovered the enzyme xanthine oxidase.<\/p>\n
During the event, a second-year student of the Medical Faculty Maria Chumadevska recited a poem she wrote about to Ivan Horbachevsky.<\/p>\n Students Nazar Sovirko, Vera Senhuryn and Olena Melnyk gave presentations about the life of the famous scientist. They emphasized that the work of Ivan Horbachevsky was an important contribution to the study of mechanisms and treatment of diseases such as gout. Horbachevsky also successfully worked in the fields of epidemiology, hygiene, general chemistry, forensic medicine and toxicology. He wrote nearly fifty scientific papers, many of which had not lost their scientific significance even today. While these were published in Czech, his textbook on organic chemistry was published in Ukrainian.<\/p>\n Ivan Horbachevsky became the first Minister of Health in Europe. This office was first created in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and later in Germany, France and England. In time, a representative from Ukrainian People\u2019s Republic visited Ivan Horbachevsky to study his experience in establishing the ministry. The Minister readily shared his strategies organizing this\u00a0governmental department. However, Ivan Horbachevsky held his ministerial portfolio for only a year. Investigating the situation within the department, he discovered ongoing epidemics, lack of hospitals and medicines in eastern Galicia. The results of this investigation and subsequent program to alleviate the consequences of war between Austrian and Russian empires were unveiled in parliament. However,\u00a0the Polish representatives did not reciprocate his sense of urgency, and Ivan Horbachevsky resigned. Remarkably, \u00a0he remained a member of the\u00a0Austrian Parliament for life.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n