GREAT MEN OF MEDICINE SILVER MEDAL - JOHN SNOW
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GREAT MEN OF MEDICINE SILVER MEDAL - JOHN SNOW EPIDEMIOLOGIST OBV: JOHN SNOW EPIDEMIOLOGIST JOHN SNOW 1813 1858 (HIGH RELIEF OF BUST and 6 PEOPLE IN BACKGROUND) REV: CHOLERA 1849 LONDON (HIGH RELIEF OF PATIENTS AND STREET SCENE IN LONDON) HIGH RELIEF SILVER MEDAL from GREAT MEN OF MEDICINE SERIES minted by the PRESIDENTIAL ART MEDAL CO. 379 STRUCK Marked "Medallic Art Co. N.Y. .999+ Pure Silver". MEASUREMENTS: Approx. 1-3/4". WEIGHT: 2.25 troy oz. CONDITION: Excellent. RARE and HARD TO FIND. BEAUTIFUL WORK OF MEDICAL ART. Great Men of Medicine Medals An extensive collection of silver and bronze medals depicting and honoring great figures in medicine. The medals were created by Abram Belskie, a London native and a former medical sculptor for the New York Medical College. John Snow (15 March 1813 – 16 June 1858) was a British physician and a leader in the adoption of anesthesia and medical hygiene. He is considered to be one of the fathers of epidemiology, because of his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in Soho, England, in 1854. Early life and education Snow was born 15 March 1813 in York, England. He was the first of nine children born to William and Frances Snow in their North Street home. His neighborhood was one of the poorest in the city and was always in danger of flooding because of its proximity
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