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Enrique Tornu
Enrique Tornu (September 1 1865 - August 23 1901) was an Argentine physician and hygienist.
Born in Buenos Aires on September 1, 1865, he studied at the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires highschool. Later on, he began studying Medicine at the University of Buenos Aires, but graduated in Paris where he moved as part of his country diplomatic mission. His doctoral thesis was on surgeries performed through the sacrum.
Tornu was a pioneer of tuberculosis treatment in Argentina, being later infected with tuberculosis himself. He suggested therapy guidelines and recommended the opening of dedicated sanatoria and traveled extensively through Cordoba ...
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