التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
John Hopkins Hospital notables portrayed on philatelic material. |
| المؤلفون: |
Guaraldi, Federica, Gori, Davide, Hruban, Ralph, Caturegli, Patrizio |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Medical Biography; Nov2011, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p161-167, 7p, 11 Color Photographs, 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Chart |
| مستخلص: |
The philatelic medium is an extensive repository of the portraits of doctors many nations. Using an electronic matching system to identify links between the lists alumni and faculties register of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and that of three stamp catalogues, 14 notable persons have been identified in the philatelic record. The Johns Hopkins Hospital was established in Baltimore in 1889 and instituted the revolutionary concept of combining patient care with research and teaching. Its founder Johns Hopkins (1795--1873) and 13 among alumni and faculties have been portrayed on postage stamps first day covers of USA, Canada, Antigua, Barbuda, Palau, Maldives, Canada and Sweden. Five of them -- du Vigneaud (1901--78), Smith (b. 1931), Nathans (1928--99), Hubel (b. 1926) and Wiesel (b. 1924) -- were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology. By means the philatelic medium, portraits of Hopkins scientists and doctors, including Sir William Osler (1849--1919) and Dr Virgina Apgar (1909--74), are distributed in their many tens of thousands on envelopes sent not only to recipients in the USA but to the wider world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
