Antall József szerk.: Orvostörténeti közlemények 97-99. (Budapest, 1982)

KISEBB KÖZLEMÉNYEK - ELŐADÁSOK - Csillag István: Gruby Dávid (angol nyelven)

identify the writer of one as Rokitansky, the world-famous pathologist of Vienna. In this letter he writes to Gruby among others "no more need for you to advance, enough of laurels.

.. " He mentions in this same letter a professor Mandl who turned out to be Lajos (Lázár) Mandl. This was a so far nearly unknown Hungarian anatomist, his name cannot be found in any of the Hungarian lexicons. Lajos (Lázár) Mandl obtained his N. D. at the University of Pest, he became famous professor of anatomy at the University of Paris, several future French academicians attended his courses. His book was declared as official text-book by the French ministry. The academy of Paris awarded him with wreath in 1858. Several books and periodical he edited (Archives d' Anatomie générale et de Physiologie) made him well-known in the world of science

51 He was elected member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences as well. It came to light that during the war of independence it was Mandl who provided the press of Paris with pro-Hungarian articles.

52 We know it from a letter written by Thorn, Austrian agent in Paris, to the minister Baron Wessenberg on 11 October 1848: The "National" articles are written by a certain Mr. Mandl who had settled in Paris.

53 Mandl, just as Ágost De Gerando, must have run home to take part in the war of independence, since his name figures among the honvéd medical officers.

54 I have found a letter in the Széchényi Library from Mandl to Gruby in Paris. It is about an experiment and proves that Gruby and Mandl were in personal connection. Further I have found in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences some lines Gruby had written into Mrs. Sándor Bertha's album.

55 Sándor Bertha was a Hungarian composer living in Paris, Ferenc Liszt's pupil. His opera Matthias Corvin was put on stage in Paris in 1883. Bertha was well-known of his sentiments for the fight of freedom, his father used to be Széchenyi's confident, a well-known writer in his time. He told the farewell-speech at Gruby's tomb. He was secretary of the Hungarian Association in Paris. The Hungarian Association sent the following note from Paris: "I cannot help mentioning Doctor Gruby's present. This brave man had wide reputation, especially his good deeds make him unparalleled. He always helps his compatriots in privation.

.. The meeting voted thanks for his noble act and unanimously elected him honorary member of the association. Would that more and more followed the example of this noble man."

56 Professor Frigyes Korányi, who fought over the war of independence, was in constant connection with Dávid Gruby. Whenever in Paris, he always paid him a visit. He reported on Gruby, his experiments, his life in 1859 already in his letters of travel published in Orvosi Hetilap.

57 On Gruby's death the obituary there was also written by him.

58 In the 22 November 1898 issue of Magyar Hírlap (Hungarian Newsletter) we have found a report on Gruby's death by Sz. D. This was the excellent writer Dezső Szomory. It is 51 Szinnyei, József: Magyar írók élete és munkái. (The life and works of Hungarian writers.) Vol. VIII, Bp. 1894, 1520 53 Scheiber, Sándor: Múlt és Jövő (Past and Future). 33, 1943, 184 52 Deák, Imre: 1848. A szabadságharc története levelekben. (1848. A history of the war of independence in letters.) Bp. 1942, 248 51 Zétény, Győző: A magyar szabadságharc honvédorvosai. (Medical officers in the Hungarian war of independence.) Bp. 1948, 169. Lajos Mandl lieutenant-surgeno-major's assistant at the honvéd army; War History Archives, 1848/49, 8/10 55 „Bertha album" at the Archive of Manuscripts at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. 56 Kövy, Zsigmond: Párizsi levél. (Letter from Paris.) Fővárosi Lapok, 2, 1865, 978 57 S. no. 9 58 S. no. 10