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Vulfson Hirsh Genakhovich (1926-1976)

Personal data
SurnameVulfson
NameHirsh
PatronymGenakhovich
Birth year1926
Birth placeDaugavpils
Death year1976
Death placeRiga
SexM

Vulfson (Wulfsohn,Wulfson) Hirsh Genakhovich (1926, Daugavpils – 1976, Riga) – gynaecologist.

Hirsh Vulfson was the son of Genokh Wulfson (1899, Daugavpils – 1943, Kirov) and Igida Wulfson (1900, Daugavpils – 1944, Kansk). From 1945 to 1949, he studied at the Faculty of Medicine of the Latvian State University. In 1951, he graduated from the Tashkent Medical Institute.

From 1951 to 1955, he worked as a doctor at the hospital in Khiva. Between 1955 and 1961, he served as Head of the Maternity Department at the medical unit of a chemical plant in Dzhambul. From 1962 onwards, he was employed as a gynaecologist at Riga's 3rd City Hospital.

He was married to Asya Wulfson (née Nakhimovskaya) (b. 1925, Daugavpils). Their children were Genokh Wulfson (b. 1948, Riga), Stella Andreeva (née Wulfson) (b. 1954, Khiva, Uzbek SSR), and Alexander Wulfson (b. 1955, Dzhambul, Kazakh SSR).

He is buried at the Šmerlis Cemetery in Riga.

Family:

Asya Wulfson (née Nakhimovskaya) (b. 1925) – wife
Genokh Wulfson (b. 1948) – son
Stella Andreeva (née Wulfson) (b. 1954) – daughter
Alexander Wulfson (b. 1955) – son
Genokh Wulfson (1899–1943) – father
Igida Wulfson (1900–1944) – mother