Education
Born in Herceg Novi, he graduated from the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb in 1943, where he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in 1980.
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Tihomil Beritic
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His research focus was hematology and toxicology. He was also a long-time editor of professional journals Liječnički vjesnik and Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju. Beritić was primarily engaged in toxicology research of heavy metals, especially lead poisoning.
He studied the effects of lead poisoning on the nervous system and kidneys, as well as therapeutic treatments for lead poisoning.
He proved that the lead neuropathy is a motor neuron disease. He was an honorary president of the Croatian Toxicological Society.
Beritić was named one of Righteous among the Nations in 1994 as he and his mother, Zina-Gertruda Beritić, had sheltered a Jewish child during World World War World War II
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Beritić was a full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and the chairman of its Allergology Committee.
