Gustav Orreus

Gustav Orreus
Born1738
Finland (then part of Sweden)
Died1811 (aged 72–73)
Saint Petersburg
OccupationDoctor of Medicine

Gustav Orreus (1738–1811) was a doctor of Finnish-Swedish origin in the Imperial Russian service. An early epidemiologist, Orreus distinguished himself during the Russian plague of 1770–72. He was the first Doctor of Medicine ever to qualify in Russia.

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