Golden R L
JAMA. 1979 Dec 28;242(26):2862-7.
The life of William Osler, MD, spanned three nations and two continents and left an enduring and universal impact on medicine. Osler held professorships during his career in Montreal, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Oxford. His achievements great and small during these periods have been medallically commemorated both in his lifetime and posthumuously. The most famous of these portrayals is the Vernon plaque created in Paris at the turn of the century, of which many replicas and variants have been produced. The historical associations of these medallic tributes are relevant to better understanding of certain aspects of Osler's life and elucidating those unusual qualities of mind and character that made him unique.
医学博士威廉·奥斯勒的一生跨越了三个国家和两大洲，对医学产生了持久而广泛的影响。奥斯勒在其职业生涯中曾在蒙特利尔、费城、巴尔的摩和牛津担任教授。他在这些时期无论大小的成就，在他生前和死后都被制成奖章纪念。其中最著名的描绘是世纪之交在巴黎制作的弗农奖章，已经制作了许多复制品和变体。这些奖章致敬的历史关联有助于更好地理解奥斯勒生活的某些方面，并阐明使他与众不同的那些非凡的思想和性格特质。
