Palla Ákos szerk.: Az Országos Orvostörténeti Könyvtár közleményei 12. (Budapest, 1959)

Dr. VARANNAI GYULA: Magyar orvosok emlékérmei

were bonn in Hungary, as often mentioned in the inscription on the medal. Foreign physicians who devoted more or less fo their work to promote the cause of hygiene in Hungary have similarly been included in the list. Finally, adopting the procedure of kindred foreign works (Medicina in nummis by Horatio R. Storer, Boston 1931; Katalog der Sammlung Dr. Josef Brettauer vert'asst von Dr. E. Holzrnair, Wien, 1937), I inserted all nonnphysicians — mainly natural scientists — who collaborated in the education of Hungarian physicians, promoted Hungarian medical science, or were at the head of some of our hygienic institutions. Finally, I included the representatives of cognate sciences, i. e. pharmacologists and veterinary surgeons. It goes without saying that this list is no standard of values. More than one eminent physician will fail to figure on it, toy the simple reason, that there are no medals or plaques to commemorate them. On the other hand, less famous physicians are enumerated for no more reason than that they were immortalized by some artist. The latter are representatives of the host of anonymous physicians. I endeavoured to satisfy the requirements both of medical history and numismatics. To meet the first of these requirements, I tried to indicate the outstanding contribution to the cause of hygiene, as well as elementary biographical data, such as dates of birth and death of the person represented. Unfortunately, even the utmost pains I took often failed to disclose the last one. The numismatic aspect was reflected by quoting the size, the production and the material of the medal. The artist's name and the year of issue are added in brackets. Finally, those interested in the topic will find references to the sources on the medal in question, or else the collection Where it can be found. Only medals made of durable material have been enumerated, since experience has proved that e. g. plaster will not resist the ravages of time. The illustrations were selected on the principle to include at least one or two works of each artist, and, as far as possible, hitherto unpublished ones. The sequence of reproductions is by no means an order of merit, neither as regards the person represented, nor the artist. Photographs of the medals are grouped partly in a cronological order, and partly according to their style.