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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 G
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" (in en). 1903-10-24. pp. 1103–1104. Digital object identifier:10.1136/bmj.2.2234.1103. ISSN 0007-1447. https://www.bmj.com/content/2/2234/1103. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Sir George Frederick Duffey". Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. https://rcpi-live-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/95-George-Duffey.pdf. 
  3. Duffey, George F. (1872-02-01). "Art. III.-On Rheumatic Orchitis as a Sequel to Fever" (in en). pp. 97–103. Digital object identifier:10.1007/BF02969063. ISSN 0790-231X. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02969063. 
  4. "George Frederick Duffey". http://www.maltaramc.com/regsurg/d/duffeygf.html. 
  5. Foot, Arthur Wynne (1892-05-01). "Reminiscences of the Dublin biological club" (in en). pp. 425–441. Digital object identifier:10.1007/BF02964972. ISSN 0790-231X. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02964972. 
  6. Percy, T.; Kirkpatrick, C. (1915-07-01). "An account of the Irish medical periodicals. No. IV. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science" (in en). pp. 1–13. Digital object identifier:10.1007/BF02964322. ISSN 0790-231X. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02964322. 
  7. Shaw, William Arthur. (1970). The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day &c.. I.. Clearfield. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-8063-0443-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=l4xUsPyL6koC&pg=RA1-PA400. 
  8. "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Volume J". National Library of Ireland. https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000529301. Retrieved 4 September 2022. 
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