Tag: Meath Hospital
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Robert James Graves MD FRS
JMS PearceHull, England, United Kingdom He fed feversRobert Graves In Paris in 1828 there was a remarkable epidemic of acute sensori-motor polyneuropathy known as épidémie de Paris. Described by Auguste-Francois Chomel, the cause was a mystery.1 As a neurologist, my interest in Robert Graves (1796–1853) was aroused by his observing patients during this epidemic and…
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The Meath Hospital, Dublin
Desmond O’NeillDublin, Ireland Narratives of venerable teaching hospitals are usually upbeat and positive, delineating progress and advances made in the face of adversity and hardship. This is also the case for Meath Hospital, the most celebrated of the wave of voluntary hospitals founded in Dublin in the eighteenth century.1 Established in 1753 as a charitable…