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. The development of ophthalmology in America, 1800 to 1870; a contribution to ophthalmologic history and biography; an address delivered in abstract before the section of ophthalmology of the American medical association, June 4, 1907 . DR. BDWAKD REYNOLDS (1793-lSSl).. DR. JOHN JEFFRIES (1796-1S76). OPHTHALMOLOGY IN AMERICA. 75 Phjsically he was a giant among men. His fine andcommanding presence, his always genial humor, and theready generosity of his character made for him a host offriends and followers in his community. There wasan entire absence of professional Jealousy in him, andhe was
. The development of ophthalmology in America, 1800 to 1870; a contribution to ophthalmologic history and biography; an address delivered in abstract before the section of ophthalmology of the American medical association, June 4, 1907 . DR. BDWAKD REYNOLDS (1793-lSSl).. DR. JOHN JEFFRIES (1796-1S76). OPHTHALMOLOGY IN AMERICA. 75 Phjsically he was a giant among men. His fine andcommanding presence, his always genial humor, and theready generosity of his character made for him a host offriends and followers in his community. There wasan entire absence of professional Jealousy in him, andhe was as kind as he was unselfish. Pie lived to be formany years the Nestor of the local profession and, exceptfor an increasing deafness, retained all his faculties andcapacity for the enjoyment of life to within a fewmonths of his death, which occurred at the end of hiaeighty-ninth year.* John Jeffkies, who with Dr. Edward Eeynolds,founded the Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear In-firmary, was born in Boston in 1796 and died in was the son of a distinguished surgeon of revolu-tionary times. Dr. John Jeffries. In 1815 he graduatedin arts from Harvard College, and in 1819 received fromthe same institution the degree of doctor of was one of Bostons
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