On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Hungarian medical education in Marosvásárhely, the Hungarian members of the teaching staff considered it necessary to appear the commemoration of Professor Csogör Lajos (1904–2003) dental professor and rector, in the journal Orvostudományi Értesíto. He was after the second world war the leader of the organization of Hungarian University in Kolozsvár/Cluj, and medical – pharmaceutical education, moreover, he was the first Rector of the University Bolyai Tudományegyetem, and afterwards the first Rector of the Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute of Marosvásárhely/ Tg. Mures. He received awards for his enduring work in education, science and public life. For the preservation of his memory numerous conferences were organized and he is the person giving his name to two prizes.
Keywords: Csogör Lajos, medical education in Marosvásárhely/Tg. Mures.