Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Rosetta Stone

  • Jean-Françoise Champollion—Revisiting his illnesses and death

    Maureen Hirthler Richard Hutchison Bradenton, Florida   Portrait of Champollion (1790–1832). Oil painting by Léon Cognie1, 1831. Louvre Museum. Via Wikimedia. Public domain. “I’ve found it!” In 1822, Jean-Françoise Champollion (December 23, 1790 – March 4, 1832) told his brother he had a breakthrough in deciphering the Rosetta Stone, then collapsed to the floor. He…

  • Book review: Albemarle Street: Portraits, personalities and presentations at the Royal Institution

    Arpan K. Banerjee Solihull, United Kingdom   Cover of Albemarle Street: Portraits, personalities and presentations at the Royal Institution by John Meurig Thomas. In this fascinating book, the late Professor Meurig Thomas, a distinguished chemist, former Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge University, and an accomplished popularizer of science, tells the story of one of Britain’s greatest…