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A look at the past . . .
Arch Ophthalmol. 2001;119:27.
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Arthur Jacob, 1790-1874, was the first Irish ophthalmologist and the
founder of 2 eye hospitals in Dublin. He was also a professor of anatomy and
physiology at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The medal shown, which
was engraved by W. Woodhouse, was presented to Jacob in commemoration of eminent
services rendered to the medical profession in Ireland in 1860 on the occasion
of his 70th birthday.
The obverse,
Figure 1,
depicts the bust of Jacob facing left. The reverse,
Figure 2,
depicts an inscription surrounding and within a tied laurel wreath.
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Figure 1.
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Figure 2.
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Courtesy of: Jay M. Galst, MD, 30 E 60th St,
New York, NY 10022.
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