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Arch Ophthalmol. 2008;126(8):1099.

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Born in Austrian Silesia, Johann Nepomuk Rust (1775-1840) received his medical degree in Prague, Czech Republic, in 1799, thereafter serving as professor of surgery in Cracow, Poland (1803-1809), and finally as chief surgeon at the Allgemeines Krankenhaus in Vienna, Austria (1810-1815). Although a respected teacher of ophthalmic and general surgery, Rust was most capable as a hospital administrator. His publications include surgical handbooks and a treatise on Egyptian ophthalmia published in 1820.

In Austria, an undated commemorative medal in cast iron, 91 mm in diameter, was made by an unknown artist. The obverse depicts Rust's bust facing right. The reverse is an incuse impression, on the right, vertically, in script (engraved): Dr: Rust.

Courtesy of: Jay M. Galst, MD, clinical associate professor, New York Medical College, and Peter van Alfen, PhD, associate curator, American Numismatic Society.

Correspondence: Dr Galst, 30 E 60th St, New York, NY 10022.

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