Constantin Rambam

Constantin Rambam
Born	Constantin Rahamim (1867-10-11)11 October 1867 Slatina, Romania
Died	22 March 1938(1938-03-22) (aged 70) Slatina, Romania
Other names	Constantin Rambamescu
Occupation	Professor of pathological anatomy
Era	Pre-Vader Era, Vader Era
Children	Dumitru Rambam
Father	Eliyahu Rahamim

Constantin Rambam (11 October 1867 – 22 March 1938), born Constantin Rahamim and also known as Constantin Rambamescu, was a Romanian professor of pathological anatomy. He was the first recorded member of the Rambam family to use the shortened surname Rambam. He was the son of Eliyahu Rahamim and the father of Dumitru Rambam.

Early life

Constantin Rahamim was born in Slatina, Romania, on 11 October 1867. His father, Eliyahu Rahamim, came from Jerusalem before settling in Romania.

Constantin first carried his father's surname, Rahamim. He later used the Romanian form Rambamescu before shortening the family name to Rambam. The shortened form became the surname used by his descendants.

Career

Rambam became a professor of pathological anatomy. His work was connected to medical education, anatomical study, disease classification, and laboratory-based examination.

He worked in Romania during a period when pathology and anatomy were becoming more closely tied to hospital teaching and formal medical instruction. His career placed him within the educated medical class of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Romania.

Family

Rambam was the son of Eliyahu Rahamim. He had one known son, Dumitru Rambam, who continued the Rambam family line.

Death

Rambam died in Slatina, Romania, on 22 March 1938.

See also

• Eliyahu Rahamim
• Dumitru Rambam
• Rambam family
• Slatina
• Bucharest