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George Francis Suker
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139 East 37th Street graduated in 1892. Subsequent to graduation, he was an assistant in thè New York Eye, Ear and Nose Department to Dr. Aug. 12, 1911 Carrow for several years. He came to Dear Doctor Jean : I am extremely indebted to you for Chicago in 1902 and early established your list of errata and wish to thank himself as a scientific clinician. In 1905 he was elected secretary of you for taking so much trouble. A few of the errors had been already detected the American Academy of Ophthal and the corrections have been made. mology and Oto-Laryngology, which But the others had escaped me, in spite of what I thought was a careful re-read ing of the text. It only shows how the most obvious errors will escape one. Prof. Fuchs himself tells me of one that passed through the German editions up to the last one ; the sense being com pletely reversed by the error. I myself have written unconsciously "myopic" when I meant "hypermétropie" and committed similar blunders. The blun der you note on p. 28 seems particularly stupid for, of course, I should never have thought of locating the far point between the mirror and the observer's eye. What I doubtless had in mind was "between mirror and patient," although that is not just what Dr. Fuchs said. Some of the other errors I do not feel so badly about, because they repre sent simply the omissions of German words which had been inserted in the newer editions but which in comparing the books I had overlooked. Such errors are almost unavoidable, for strive as we will to compare line by line, the deadly monotony of the task seems to GEORGE FRANCIS SUKER put us (at least me) into a state of men tal obfuscation, so that almost any slip office he held for a period of seven may pass unnoticed. The error on p. 449 is really, I am years. The next year, when only 43 sure, a misprint. "Of a normal depth" years of age, he was elected president should have been "of abnormal depth." of the Academy. The meeting at which I trust that if you note any other he presided was held in Niagara Falls, errors you will not hesitate to let me Ontario. Shortly after the outbreak of know. W i t h many thanks for your kind the war he was commissioned in the Medical Corps and sent to Camp Cusness and care, I remain, ter, Michigan, where he served as Chief Very sincerely yours, of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat De Alexander Duane. partment until his discharge in the sum mer of 1919. As president of the Chicago Ophthal OBITUARIES mology Society in 1928 he did much to George Francis Suker build the clinical activities of that so George Francis Suker was born Oc ciety, and general recognition of his tober 12, 1869. After his preliminary executive ability was shown in his se school education he attended the Uni lection as Chairman in the Section of versity of Michigan from which he was Ophthalmology of the American Medi-
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cal Association in 1931. His sudden death on July 2, 1933 was a severe loss to ophthalmology. George Suker was one of the fore most clinical teachers of the Midwest and in his position as Chief of Staff of the Eye Department of Cook County Hospital and as Ophthalmologist to the Chicago Post Graduate Hospital, his opportunities for clinical didactic work were almost unlimited. His special in terest lay in ophthalmic surgery and ophthalmic neurology, and it was one of his greatest pleasures to lead his young assistants along these paths. His frequent demonstrations of interesting and rare fundus pathology in patients at the Cook County Hospital will long be remembered by the ophthalmolo gists of the Midwest. A rather prolific writer by nature, George Suker con tributed much to ophthalmic literature. His wife, Lillian, accompanied him to the majority of National Medical meet ings and the news of her sad death, pre ceding his by but a few months, came as a shock to all who had known her. They had no children, but numerable younger colleagues look upon George Suker in gratitude as having been their guiding father in their early days as ophthalmologists. His life work has set an example of great enthusiasm and devotion for a beloved specialty. This achievement of an ideal, as well as his kind personality, has indelibly placed his memory among the treasures of his colleagues. Harry S. Gradle.
the problems which he faced. Broad and generous of mind and spirit, he never failed to praise, aid and encour age the efforts of his colleagues, young and old. Faith, courage, philosophy were his watchwords; and hope and charity were not laggards in his active life. He was the grandson of Henry L. Bruns, L.L.D. professor of Greek and Latin in the College of Charleston, and of Samuel Henry Dickson, L.L.D., M.D., professor of the Practice of Medi-
Henry Dickson Bruns, M.D. Henry Dickson Bruns, M.D., of New Orleans, one of the ablest and most ac complished of American ophthalmolo gists, knew for several years before his death that his days were numbered. But he fought a good fight, he finished his course, he kept the faith. Born a patrician socially and professionally, his standard was never lowered either to insinuation or outright attack. A gentleman, heart and soul. God knows there are few of them left, and he was one of them. The heart of a lion, the soul of a Chevalier Bayard—sans peur et sans reproche. Small of stature, a giant mentally and morally, he never quailed before any of
H E N R Y DICKSON B R U N S
cine in the Medical College of Charles ton, S.C., in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, and in Jef ferson Medical College, Philadelphia; author of "Dickson's Practice of Medi cine." Dr. Bruns's father, John Dickson Bruns, M.D., was a surgeon in the army of the Confederate States of America, throughout the W a r Between the States. He was professor of physiology in the Charity Hospital School of Medi cine, New Orleans, and was one of the organizers of the White League of Louisiana, which, in a pitched battle in the streets of New Orleans, drove out
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139 East 37th Street graduated in 1892. Subsequent to graduation, he was an assistant in thè New York Eye, Ear and Nose Department to Dr. Aug. 12, 1911 Carrow for several years. He came to Dear Doctor Jean : I am extremely indebted to you for Chicago in 1902 and early established your list of errata and wish to thank himself as a scientific clinician. In 1905 he was elected secretary of you for taking so much trouble. A few of the errors had been already detected the American Academy of Ophthal and the corrections have been made. mology and Oto-Laryngology, which But the others had escaped me, in spite of what I thought was a careful re-read ing of the text. It only shows how the most obvious errors will escape one. Prof. Fuchs himself tells me of one that passed through the German editions up to the last one ; the sense being com pletely reversed by the error. I myself have written unconsciously "myopic" when I meant "hypermétropie" and committed similar blunders. The blun der you note on p. 28 seems particularly stupid for, of course, I should never have thought of locating the far point between the mirror and the observer's eye. What I doubtless had in mind was "between mirror and patient," although that is not just what Dr. Fuchs said. Some of the other errors I do not feel so badly about, because they repre sent simply the omissions of German words which had been inserted in the newer editions but which in comparing the books I had overlooked. Such errors are almost unavoidable, for strive as we will to compare line by line, the deadly monotony of the task seems to GEORGE FRANCIS SUKER put us (at least me) into a state of men tal obfuscation, so that almost any slip office he held for a period of seven may pass unnoticed. The error on p. 449 is really, I am years. The next year, when only 43 sure, a misprint. "Of a normal depth" years of age, he was elected president should have been "of abnormal depth." of the Academy. The meeting at which I trust that if you note any other he presided was held in Niagara Falls, errors you will not hesitate to let me Ontario. Shortly after the outbreak of know. W i t h many thanks for your kind the war he was commissioned in the Medical Corps and sent to Camp Cusness and care, I remain, ter, Michigan, where he served as Chief Very sincerely yours, of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat De Alexander Duane. partment until his discharge in the sum mer of 1919. As president of the Chicago Ophthal OBITUARIES mology Society in 1928 he did much to George Francis Suker build the clinical activities of that so George Francis Suker was born Oc ciety, and general recognition of his tober 12, 1869. After his preliminary executive ability was shown in his se school education he attended the Uni lection as Chairman in the Section of versity of Michigan from which he was Ophthalmology of the American Medi-
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cal Association in 1931. His sudden death on July 2, 1933 was a severe loss to ophthalmology. George Suker was one of the fore most clinical teachers of the Midwest and in his position as Chief of Staff of the Eye Department of Cook County Hospital and as Ophthalmologist to the Chicago Post Graduate Hospital, his opportunities for clinical didactic work were almost unlimited. His special in terest lay in ophthalmic surgery and ophthalmic neurology, and it was one of his greatest pleasures to lead his young assistants along these paths. His frequent demonstrations of interesting and rare fundus pathology in patients at the Cook County Hospital will long be remembered by the ophthalmolo gists of the Midwest. A rather prolific writer by nature, George Suker con tributed much to ophthalmic literature. His wife, Lillian, accompanied him to the majority of National Medical meet ings and the news of her sad death, pre ceding his by but a few months, came as a shock to all who had known her. They had no children, but numerable younger colleagues look upon George Suker in gratitude as having been their guiding father in their early days as ophthalmologists. His life work has set an example of great enthusiasm and devotion for a beloved specialty. This achievement of an ideal, as well as his kind personality, has indelibly placed his memory among the treasures of his colleagues. Harry S. Gradle.
the problems which he faced. Broad and generous of mind and spirit, he never failed to praise, aid and encour age the efforts of his colleagues, young and old. Faith, courage, philosophy were his watchwords; and hope and charity were not laggards in his active life. He was the grandson of Henry L. Bruns, L.L.D. professor of Greek and Latin in the College of Charleston, and of Samuel Henry Dickson, L.L.D., M.D., professor of the Practice of Medi-
Henry Dickson Bruns, M.D. Henry Dickson Bruns, M.D., of New Orleans, one of the ablest and most ac complished of American ophthalmolo gists, knew for several years before his death that his days were numbered. But he fought a good fight, he finished his course, he kept the faith. Born a patrician socially and professionally, his standard was never lowered either to insinuation or outright attack. A gentleman, heart and soul. God knows there are few of them left, and he was one of them. The heart of a lion, the soul of a Chevalier Bayard—sans peur et sans reproche. Small of stature, a giant mentally and morally, he never quailed before any of
H E N R Y DICKSON B R U N S
cine in the Medical College of Charles ton, S.C., in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, and in Jef ferson Medical College, Philadelphia; author of "Dickson's Practice of Medi cine." Dr. Bruns's father, John Dickson Bruns, M.D., was a surgeon in the army of the Confederate States of America, throughout the W a r Between the States. He was professor of physiology in the Charity Hospital School of Medi cine, New Orleans, and was one of the organizers of the White League of Louisiana, which, in a pitched battle in the streets of New Orleans, drove out