Weisz George M, Lippi Donatella
School of Humanities (Program in History of Medicine), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
School of Humanities, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.
Rambam Maimonides Med J. 2017 Jul 31;8(3):e0036. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10306.
Roderigo Lopez, former Physician-in-Chief to Queen Elizabeth I of England, was a controversial figure in his time and continues to be the subject of controversy. Much has been written about his religious practice, politics, and guilt, or lack thereof, with regard to charges of treason to the Crown. However, the fact remains that Lopez was the only physician to the Crown to be sentenced to death. All evidence points to an anti-Semitic mindset that played in the background. Yet Lopez so endeared himself to the Queen that although he was indeed sentenced to death, almost all of his property was restored to his family. This brief paper pays tribute to the Jewish physician, Roderigo Lopez, whose story was indeed a triumph over prejudice, despite his fate.
罗德里戈·洛佩斯曾是英格兰女王伊丽莎白一世的首席御医，在他那个时代就是个颇具争议的人物，如今仍是争议的焦点。关于他的宗教信仰、政治立场以及是否有罪（或无罪），涉及叛国指控的相关内容已有诸多著述。然而，事实是洛佩斯是唯一一位被判处死刑的王室御医。所有证据都指向背后存在的反犹心态。然而，洛佩斯深得女王喜爱，以至于尽管他确实被判处死刑，但几乎他所有的财产都归还给了他的家人。这篇短文是对犹太医生罗德里戈·洛佩斯的致敬，尽管他命运多舛，但他的故事确实是战胜偏见的胜利。
