The Legacy of Thomas Hodgkin Is Still Relevant 150 Years After His Death. Nothing of Humanity Was Foreign to Him

• Main Author: Eldad J. Dann
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rambam Health Care Campus 2017-01-01
• Series: Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
• Subjects: Thomas Hodgkin; Hodgkin disease; philanthropy; protection of human rights
• Online Access: http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=631

Current leading figures in medical science usually focus on very specific topics and use cutting-edge technologies to broaden our knowledge in the field. The working environment of the nineteenth century was very different. Medical giants of that time such as Rudolph Virchow and Thomas Hodgkin had a wide-ranging scope of research and humanitarian interests and made enormous contributions to a variety of core areas of medicine and the well-being of mankind. The year 2016 marked the 150th anniversary of the death of Dr Thomas Hodgkin. Even a brief review of his life and work proves the current relevance of the outstanding deeds of this exceptional physician, medical educator, and defender of human rights for the poor and underprivileged; his vision was far ahead of his time.