Moritz Heinrich Romberg (1795-1873) was a leading German neurologist of the nineteenth century and the author of the first modern classification of neurological disorders, Lehrbuch der Nervenkrankheiten des Menschen [A manual of the nervous diseases of man], published in three volumes between 1840 and 1846. Romberg described the physiology of neurological function and constructed a now outdated nosology of nervous system disorders, the first real attempt to systematize neurological disease.
- Medal
Bronze. Germany 1867. Signed. Lifetime. In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of his doctorate
- Size
62mm
- Artist
Wilhelm Kullrich (1821-1887), German medallist of the Royal Prussian Court and Mint, chief engraver at Berlin Mint; pupil of his father, the medalist Karl Fischer, and the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. (Forrer 3, 244)
- Obverse
Nude head to left; under truncation, W. KULLRICH F.; the whole within a raised ornamental band
- Reverse
In the field, in the nine parallel lines, MAURITIO HENRICO / ROMBERG / PER DECEM LUSTRA / MEDICINAE DOCTORI / ARTE FELICITER EXERCITATA /ET PROMOTA / INSIGNI / VIRO DE SE MERITISSIMO / AMICI; in exergue, A.D.IV CAL. APRIL. / MDCCCLXVII
- Ref
Freeman 457; Storer 3055
