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Providential personalities are an essential, unifying, element across cultures, omnipresent in the world's history [1]. Professor Victor Babeș, a distinguished figure in pathology, microbiology and virology, attended high school in Budapest and pursued his higher medical education in Budapest and Wien. He lectures at the pathology department of the University of Budapest at only 18 years of age. In 1885, he co-authored the first Bacteriology Treaty in Paris alongside Cornil. In 1887, he went on to establish the pathology and bacteriology departments at the Faculty of Medicine, in Bucharest. He contributed to the medical world literature with over 1000 papers, written in different languages. Professor Victor Babeș studied bacteria, viruses, parasites and influenced preventive medicine. Overall, he discovered more than 50 new microbes. An entire book may be devoted just to his pathological discoveries (cancer, leprosy, tuberculosis, diphtheria, actinomycosis, anthrax, syphilis, plague, rabies, etc.). In 1912 he published (in Paris) a vast treaty on rabies; he dedicated 90 of his best works to rabies. Victor Babeș National Institute of Research and Development in Pathology and Biomedical Sciences has been founded on the 28th of April 1887 by Professor Victor Babeș. Initially constituted as a "Bacteriology and Pathology Institute", it was able to comply with one of the most demanding medical needs of the time and it has contributed to finding realistic solutions regarding medical organization. In terms of importance and activity, the institute represented a prefiguration of the future Ministry of Health [2]. Professor Babeș's life should be remembered for his works that marked the opening of new horizons and for a personality whose genius echoes to this day. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Providential personalities are an essential, unifying, element across cultures, omnipresent in the world's history. They are one of a kind, born every century or even more than a hundred years apart, and their emergence is conditioned by specific factors and even circumstances. Among Romania's historical personalities, Professor Cantacuzino's name and achievements could not be contained within the country's borders. His genius has left its mark not only on the Romanian public health system, or even the nearby Balkan area, but has echoed way further than Europe at that time. The conscious effort he made to offer more than he had previously received stemmed from his exceptional personal development work. A multifaceted persona like few have been, he has managed to acquire great insights into many subjects and, more importantly, he had the character and strength to establish a Healthcare Legacy and an Institute that will soon celebrate 100 years of existence. The current generation and the ones to come should learn their history and praise the achievements of their ancestors, while also preserving and further cultivating them, for the good of Romanian citizens, Romania and the global health system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]