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Federica Guaraldi1, Davide Gori, Ralph Hruban
1Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD, USA. federica.guaraldi@yahoo.it
Insights
Philatelic records reveal 14 notable figures from Johns Hopkins Hospital, including Nobel laureates. These doctors and scientists are featured on stamps and covers worldwide, showcasing their contributions.
Area of Science:
- Medical History
- Philatelic Studies
Background:
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, founded in 1889, pioneered integrated patient care, research, and teaching.
- Philately serves as a historical archive, often featuring prominent individuals.
Observation:
- An electronic matching system linked Johns Hopkins Hospital's alumni and faculty registers with stamp catalogues.
- This system identified 14 notable individuals associated with the institution depicted on postage stamps and first-day covers.
Findings:
- Founder Johns Hopkins and 13 alumni/faculty members have been honored on stamps from various countries.
- Five individuals, including du Vigneaud, Smith, Nathans, Hubel, and Wiesel, are Nobel laureates in Medicine or Physiology.
- Portraits of figures like Sir William Osler and Dr. Virginia Apgar are widely distributed globally via mail.
Implications:
- Philatelic records offer a unique, accessible medium for disseminating the history of medical science and influential figures.
- The widespread distribution of these stamps highlights the global recognition of contributions from Johns Hopkins-affiliated medical professionals.
Abstract:
The philatelic medium is an extensive repository of the portraits of doctors of many nations. Using an electronic matching system to identify links between the lists of alumni and faculties register of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and that of three stamp catalogues, 14 notable persons have been identified in the philatelic record. The Johns Hopkins Hospital was established in Baltimore in 1889 and instituted the revolutionary concept of combining patient care with research and teaching. Its founder Johns Hopkins (1795-1873) and 13 among alumni and faculties have been portrayed on postage stamps and first day covers of USA, Canada, Antigua, Barbuda, Palau, Maldives, Canada and Sweden. Five of them--du Vigneaud (1901-78), Smith (b. 1931), Nathans (1928-99), Hubel (b. 1926) and Wiesel (b. 1924)--were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology. By means of the philatelic medium, portraits of Hopkins scientists and doctors, including Sir William Osler (1849-1919) and Dr Virgina Apgar (1909-74), are distributed in their many tens of thousands on envelopes sent not only to recipients in the USA but to the wider world.
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