Sir George Frederick Duffey (1843–1903) was president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.[1]

He received his medical degree from Trinity College in 1864, and entered the Army Medical Department in the same year.[2] He was stationed in Malta,[2] and wrote about instances of rheumatic orchitis which he observed there.[3][4]

He was a founding member of the Dublin Biological Club.[5] He was an editor of the Irish Hospital Gazette, which he founded,[2] and the Dublin Journal of Medical Science.[6]

He was knighted in 1897.[7]

Arms

Coat of arms of George Frederick Duffey
Notes
Confirmed by Sir Arthur Edward Vicars, Ulster King of Arms, 12 February 1898.[8]
Crest
On a wreath of the colours a tower Proper thereon a banner of the arms displayed.
Escutcheon
Per pale nebulee Gules and Sable a lion rampant holding in the dexter paw a Seywetan all Or.
Motto
Deo Patriae Amicis

References

  1. ↑ "Sir GEORGE FREDERICK DUFFEY, M.D., F. and Ex. Pres. R.C.P.I". Br Med J. 2 (2234): 1103–1104. 24 October 1903. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.2234.1103. ISSN 0007-1447.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sir George Frederick Duffey" (PDF). Lives of the Presidents. Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Duffey, George F. (1 February 1872). "Art. III.-On Rheumatic Orchitis as a Sequel to Fever". Dublin Journal of Medical Science. 53 (2): 97–103. doi:10.1007/BF02969063. ISSN 0790-231X.
  4. ↑ "George Frederick Duffey". www.maltaramc.com. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Foot, Arthur Wynne (1 May 1892). "Reminiscences of the Dublin biological club". Dublin Journal of Medical Science. 93 (5): 425–441. doi:10.1007/BF02964972. ISSN 0790-231X.
  6. ↑ Percy, T.; Kirkpatrick, C. (1 July 1915). "An account of the Irish medical periodicals. No. IV. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science". Dublin Journal of Medical Science. 140 (1): 1–13. doi:10.1007/BF02964322. ISSN 0790-231X.
  7. ↑ Shaw, William Arthur. (1970). The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day &c. Vol. I. Clearfield. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-8063-0443-4.
  8. ↑ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Volume J". National Library of Ireland. Retrieved 4 September 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.