Isidore Zietz (1919-2013)

Database of Parliamentary Speeches in Ireland, 1919-2013

We present a database of parliamentary debates that contains the complete record of parliamentary speeches from Dáil Éireann, the lower house and principal chamber of the Irish parliament, from 1919 to 2013. In addition, the database contains background information on all TDs (Teachta Dála, members of parliament), such as their party affiliations, constituencies and office positions. The curren...

[Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805-1861)].

Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire studied anatomy and congenital abnormalities in humans [2] and other animals in nineteenth century France. Under the tutelage of his father, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Isidore compiled and built on his father's studies of individuals with developmental malformations, then called monstrosities. In 1832, Isidore published Histoire générale et particulière des a...

Op-brhe140373 1917..1919

In recent years the scientific community has shown renewed interest in DISH. The article by Yaniv et al. [1] in this issue of Rheumatology describes the natural evolution of DISH, providing important new insights into this condition. The article presents a study that used CT, a highly sensitive three-dimensional imaging modality for assessing new bone formation, to identify DISH patients and ex...

Ambulance Diary for 1919

Kenneth Dewhurst (1919–84)

KENNETH DEWHURST (1919-84) Dr Kenneth E. Dewhurst, TD, DPhil, MD, FRCPsych, the psychiatrist and distinguished historian of medicine, died suddenly on 10 December 1984. He was a Lancastrian by birth and served in the Army throughout the second world war, surviving the evacuation from Europe in 1940 and Far East campaigns. Thereafter, he studied medicine in Dublin and after qualifying in 1952 he...