title: Medical highlights: Dr. Iulius Barasch
abstract: Although a foreigner, Dr. Iulius Barasch came to Wallachia, where, through a prodigious activity, in his short life, he opened new perspectives to the Romanian society in the second half of the 19th century, through his work to popularize the natural sciences and health education. He was a publicist and professor of natural sciences (botany, zoology etc.) at several educational institutions (including the School of Medicine and Pharmacy, whose director was Carol Davila) and, last but not least, 
journal: Romanian Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice