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“Brâncovenesc”. From 1927 until soon
after World War II (1948), he continued
his medical activity within the “Verg
Barrier Medical Social Complex” which he
was the founder of.
Dr. Victor Gomoiu also became
professor of surgical clinique at the Faculty
of Medicine of Bucharest. [6] For his
professional qualities, he was the private
physician of Queen Elena of Romania.
He married Dr. Viorica Tincutza
Ionescu who shared with him the same
passion for both medicines - surgery above
all- and medical history. Dr. Gomoiu died
on the 6 th February 1960, at 78 years of
age.
Fig. no.1. Dr. Victor Gomoiu
Political interferences and civic
consciousness
Since he was a good and extremely
honest manager, in 1929 Dr. Gomoiu was
appointed Technical Counselor and in
1930 General Secretary at the Ministry of
Health. Eventually he was Minister of
Health for about three months, from July 4,
to September 14, 1940.
He was soon dismissed by the National
Legionary government instituted in
Romania on September 6 th , 1940, and
overthrown on January 23 rd , 1941.
An incident troubled his life in 1933.
After the Romanian Prime Minister I. G.
Duca`s assassination by “The Iron Guard”
fascist movement, several suspects were
put into jail including important names of
Romanian political and cultural life: Nae
Ionescu, Nichifor Crainic, Grigore For�u.
Dr. Victor Gomoiu was among them. Once
their innocence was proved they were
released. [4]
In 1941, he stood in front of the Martial
Court for having revealed the toxic effects
of Prontosyl abusively given to soldiers,
whereas, in December 1918, he refused to
mystify the necropsy results of some
victims of the dramatic typographers`
strike in Bucharest.
In 1942, Queen Mother Elena learned
from Dr. Victor Gomoiu that a new group
of Jews was to be sent to Transnistria and
how miserable their condition was.
Seemingly, Barbu L�z�reanu
(Lazarovici) (1881-1957), a Romanian
Jewish literary historian and publicist,
member of the Romanian Academy,
informed his friend, Dr. Gomoiu, about
this scheduled deportation and was himself
finally saved due to Gomoiu`s intervention
with the royal family.
Later, the constant defence of the Jews
against fascist persecution, enabled by her
decisive influence on her son, King
Michael, earned Queen Elena the title
“Righteous among Nations” conferred by
Yad Vashem. [5]
Dr. Victor Gomoiu developed a
multifaceted activity based on his interest
and skills in surgery, social medical
projects and history of medicine. His
intransigent character made him suffer
throughout his entire lifetime. In 1945-