{"id":749,"date":"2017-08-10T14:38:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T14:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox2.foxtrotdev.com\/?page_id=749"},"modified":"2024-10-29T20:23:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T20:23:04","slug":"winners-of-the-george-urdang-medal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sandbox2.foxtrotdev.com\/?page_id=749","title":{"rendered":"Winners of the George Urdang Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>History of the Urdang Medal:<\/em><\/strong> Since 2021, the George Urdang Medal has been awarded biennially to recognize the lifetime achievements of a person who, over a sustained period, has made important scholarly contributions to the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. Prior to 2021, the George Urdang Medal was awarded to recognize a scholarly publication, or series of publications, in the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals that exhibited superior quality and distinctive significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2023 <\/strong>&#8211; Alain Touwaide, United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Alain Touwaide, a scholar, lecturer, collector, and the current Scientific Director of the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions, has been active in the area of the history of science and pharmacy for more than three decades. He is a previous recipient of the AIHP\u2019s Edward Kremers Award. Dr. Touwaide was selected to receive the George Urdang Medal by an international panel of historians of pharmacy, including Drs. Patrick Chiu, Francois Ledermann, Rima Apple, and Lucas Richert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Touwaide was nominated on the basis of his large body of published work on materia medica and pharmaceutical practice in Antiquity, Byzantium, the Arabic world, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance. The nomination cited several of his publications, but special emphasis was put upon the commentary volume he authored for\u00a0<em>Tractuatus de Herbis<\/em>, codex Sloane MS 4016 (Moleiro, 2013).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The manuscript Sloane 4016 is a large album of botany created in Italy some time around 1440. Although it is traditionally identified as a copy of the well-known\u00a0<em>Tractatus de herbis<\/em>\u00a0(Treatise on medicinal plants), it does not contain the text of this treatise, but only its illustrations with the names of the plants in the different languages used in the 15th Century. The major question posed by this manuscript is why it abandoned the text of the\u00a0<em>Tractatus<\/em>. Touwaide\u2019s commentary offers the thesis that the botanical album served as an international work that could be used by readers of many languages (whereas the text of the original\u00a0<em>Tractatus<\/em>\u00a0could be used only by those who understood Latin). Touwaide\u2019s commentary thus demonstrates the globalization of materia medica and pharmacy in the interconnected world of the late Middle Ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AIHP plans to honor Dr. Touwaide during its Annual Members meeting on November 15, 2023 and then formally present the George Urdang Medal to Dr. Touwaide at the International Congress for the History of Pharmacy meeting, scheduled to be held in Belgrade, Serbia in September 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again, AIHP would like to congratulate Dr. Alain Touwaide on receiving this prestigious award and thank him for his contributions to the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/sandbox2.foxtrotdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/urdangmedalfront-1024x901.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121\" style=\"width:256px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandbox2.foxtrotdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/urdangmedalfront-1024x901.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sandbox2.foxtrotdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/urdangmedalfront-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sandbox2.foxtrotdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/urdangmedalfront-768x676.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sandbox2.foxtrotdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/urdangmedalfront.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>2021<\/strong> &#8211; Olivier Lafont, France<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olivier Lafont, a pharmacist, was a Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of Rouen (France) until 2019. He has published eight books, more than 90 historical articles, and about 100 scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals, all in the area of the history of science and pharmacy. He is perhaps best known for his publications on medicinal botanicals in the 17th and 18th centuries, the history of apothecaries, and research on majolica pharmacy jars. His book,<strong><\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/books\/edition\/Dictionnaire_d_histoire_de_la_pharmacie\/DZwWPQAACAAJ?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dictionary of the History of Pharmacy \u2013 from the Origins to the Late Nineteenth Century<\/a><\/strong><\/em><strong><\/strong>(2003) has become a standard reference in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Lafont has also been active in pharmacy history organizations, both in France as President of the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shp-asso.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Society for the History of Pharmacy<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(2004-2021), and globally as the President of the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/histpharm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>International Society for the History of Pharmacy<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(2006-2011) as well as Vice President of the International Academy of the History of Pharmacy (2001-2009). He was awarded the Schelenz-Plakette in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The letter informing Professor Lafont of <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"George Urdang Medal (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sandbox2.foxtrotdev.com\/lafont-urdang-medal\/\" target=\"_blank\">his selection as the George Urdang Medal<\/a><\/strong> recipient observed that \u201cyour long and productive career highlights and mirrors the humanistic aspirations for pharmacy history put forward 80 years ago by George Urdang, making you a most worthy recipient of the George Urdang Medal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2019 &#8211; <\/strong>Gregory Higby, United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Higby was nominated for his publications that have contributed to a deeper and richer understanding of the history of American pharmacy, particularly its evolution during the Nineteenth Century. The cited works include his book (co-authored with Lee Anderson)&nbsp;<em>The Spirit of Voluntarism: A&nbsp;Legacy of Commitment and Contribution \u2013 The United States Pharmacopeia 1820 -1995<\/em>, the chapter he authored on the \u201cEvolution of Pharmacy\u201d in&nbsp;<em>Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy,&nbsp;<\/em>and his 1995 article \u201cProctor as Pharmaceutical Icon\u201d in&nbsp;<em>Pharmacy in History<\/em>. His nomination was also based on his work to promote high-quality pharmaco-historical writing in his role as the editor of AIHP\u2019s journal&nbsp;<em>Pharmacy in History<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In selecting <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sandbox2.foxtrotdev.com\/higby-urdang-medal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Higby to receive the George Urdang Medal<\/a><\/strong>, the panel of judges concluded that his pharmaco-historical writings exhibit the superior quality and distinctive significance that the Medal is intended to promote and recognize. The judges cited the breadth and depth of his writings that trace the development of American pharmacy and his ability to provide (in the words of one judge) \u201cinsight to pharmacy\u2019s evolution in and of itself and as part of human history generally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2017 &#8211; <\/strong>Fran\u00e7ois Ledermann, Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over a long career, he has contributed to the literature of the history of pharmacy. His work on the great Alexander Tschirch, including the articles &#8220;&#8216;Es ist die Marthe-Steele, die meiner Seele vermaehtl ist,&#8217;Die Briefer von Alexander Tschirch an Martha Benoulli, 1896-1939&#8221; and &#8220;Der Professor und der Reichsapothekerf\u00fchrer; Zu einem Streit zwischen Alexander Tschirch (1856-1939) und Albert Schmierer (1899-1974),&#8221; has demonstrated a high level of historical knowledge and sophistication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2013 &#8211; <\/strong>Christoph Friedrich, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For his various contributions to the literature of our field through his many biographical writings and his assistance in the completion of the second volume of <em>Geschichte der Pharmazie<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2012- <\/strong>Efraim Lev, Israel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For: <em>Practical Materia Medica of the Medieval Eastern Mediterranean According to the Cairo Genizah<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2011 &#8211; <\/strong>Stuart Anderson, Great Britain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nomination papers for the Urdang Medal referred to a number of representative publications, including \u201cFrom \u2018Bespoke\u2019 to \u2018Off-the-Peg;\u2019 Community Pharmacists and the Retailing of Medicines in Great Britain 1900 to 1970,\u201d \u201cCommunity Pharmacy in Great Britain: Mediation at the Boundary Between Professional and Lay care 1920 to 1995,\u201d and \u201cPharmacy, Trade, Empire: Medicines and the English East India Company 1600 to 1858,\u201d as well as the book <em>Making Medicines: A Brief History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2009 &#8211; <\/strong>Wolf-Dieter M\u00fcller-Jahncke, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For his broad contribution to the literature of our field including his recent book, <em>Giftmischer, Exzentriker, Biederm\u00e4nner: Das Bild des Apothekers in Prosa und Lyrik<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2007 &#8211; <\/strong>Jole Schackelford, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For:<em> A Philosophical Path for Paracelsian Medicine. The Ideas, Intellectual Context, and Influence of Petrus Severinus (1540\/2-1602)I.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2005 &#8211; <\/strong>Sabine Knoll Schutze, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For: <em>Friedrich Hoffmann and the Pharmaceutische Rundschau: A Contribution to the History of American Pharmacy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2001 &#8211; <\/strong>Fran\u00e7ois Chast, France<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AIHP Awards Committee selected Chast for his book, <em>Histoire contemporaire des medicaments<\/em>. Chast received special praise from the committee for his ability to discuss well the vast subject of the development of modern drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1999 &#8211; <\/strong>Ramon Jordi Gonz\u00e1lez, Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For: <em>Aportac\u00edo a la Histor\u00f2ria de la Farm\u00e0cia Catalana<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1997 &#8211; <\/strong>Frank Leimkugel, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For: <em>Weje judischer Apotheker<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1996<\/strong> &#8211; Mary Schaeffer Conroy, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For: <em>In Health and in Sickness: Pharmacy, Pharmacists, and the Pharmaceutical Industry in Late Imperial, Early Soviet Russia.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1995<\/strong> &#8211; Saul Jarcho, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AIHP Awards Committee characterized his book, <em>Quinine\u2019s Predecessor: Francesco Torti and the Early History of Cinchona<\/em> as a \u201cmodel of precision and scholarship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1994<\/strong> &#8211; John Parascandola, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Parascandola was selected for his book, <em>The Development of American Pharmacology: John J. Abel and the Shaping of a Discipline<\/em>. The AIHP Awards Committee cited the book for its \u201coriginality and scholarly competence in pharmaco-historical writing\u201d adding that the \u201cnarrative text is well organized, interpretive, lucid, and is the first systematic study of this significant segment of the history of pharmaceutical sciences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1992<\/strong> &#8211; Wojciech Roeske, Poland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roeske was chosen for his <em>Bibliography of Polish Pharmaceutical Historiography, 1817-1971<\/em>, a comprehensive work including publications pertaining to the development of the pharmaceutical sciences and pharmaceutical education in Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1989<\/strong> &#8211; William H. Helfand, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Committee on Awards cited his prolific investigations into the history of pharmacy and art, which are a profound contribution to our awareness of the larger cultural context of pharmacy. Specifically mentioned in the original nomination are two of Helfand\u2019s works on pharmacy in political prints: <em>Medicine and Pharmacy in American Political Prints<\/em> and \u201cMedicine and Pharmacy in British Political Prints: The Example of Lord Sidmouth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1988<\/strong> &#8211; Dietlinde Goltz, West Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Goltz was selected for her monographs, <em>Mittelalteriche Pharmazie und Medizin<\/em> and <em>Studien zur Geschichte der Mineralnamen in Pharmazie, Chemie und Medizin<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1987<\/strong> &#8211; John Riddle, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor John M. Riddle of North Carolina State University has been named the 1987 recipient of the Urdang Medal. Riddle was chosen for his landmark study, <em>Dioscorides on Pharmacy and Medicine<\/em>, which one nominator characterized as reflecting \u201cimpeccable scholarship, linguistic versatility, highly knowledgeable and intelligent interpretation, and brilliant writing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1986<\/strong> &#8211; Kurt Ganzinger, Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Committee selected and recommends Dr. Kurt Ganzinger, of Vienna, for his extensive research on the development of pharmacy in Austria. That research, presented in more than one hundred publications, including <em>Zur Geschichte der \u00d6sterreichischen Pharmakopoen<\/em>, constitutes a major addition to our knowledge of the development of pharmacopoeias and other pharmaceutical literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1985<\/strong> &#8211; Armin Wankm\u00fcller, West Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The evaluating committee judged the writings of Dr. Wankm\u00fcller on the history of pharmacy in W\u00fcrttemberg to be exemplary of the best traditions of the art of the local historian. A substantial history of the pharmacists\u2019 society of W\u00fcrttemberg was especially lauded by the Committee, together with a group of inter-related articles about pharmacy and pharmacists in the same region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1983<\/strong> &#8211; Guillermo Folch Jou, Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Committee on Awards cited particularly Professor Folch\u2019s book, <em>Historia de la Farmacia<\/em>, among a long series of monographs and articles contributing to the history of pharmacy on the Iberian peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1981<\/strong> &#8211; Pierre Julien, France<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The honor that comes to him today recognized a different dimension of his work. It recognizes his scholarly eminence as an historian. The testimony lies in about 150 articles and more than a thousand notes and reviews that he has published. In arriving at their decision, the evaluation committee considered specifically a series of ten article by Julien about the history of pharmacy in France between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1980<\/strong> &#8211; Rudolf Schmitz, West Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AIHP\u2019s Committee on Awards specifically cited as exemplary of his contributions to scholarship, Professor Schmitz\u2019s book on <em>Die deutschen Pharmazeutisch-Chemischen Hochschulinstitute; Ihre Enstehung und Entwicklung in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart<\/em> and the four chapters that he contributed to <em>Die Naturwissenschafen an der Phillips-Universit\u00e4t Marburg, 1527-1977<\/em>, a work which he also edited. Other books and dozens of articles of comparable quality from the prolific pen of Professor Schmitz also testify to his creative contributions to the printed records of pharmacy\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1979<\/strong> &#8211; John K. Crellin, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Crellin was recognized for his scholarly publications on the history of pharmaceutical artifcats, of which an outstanding example is his <em>Catalog of Medical Ceramics in the Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine: Vol. I, English and Dutch<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1978<\/strong> &#8211; Wolfgang-Hagen Hein, West Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Hein was honored for a series of well-documented books and other publications on the iconography of pharmacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1977<\/strong> &#8211; David L. Cowen, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award was granted to Professor Cowen on the basis of his publications on the history of British and American pharmaceutical literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1976<\/strong> &#8211; Glenn Sonnedecker, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recognition of his scholarly writings on pharmaceutical education and industry in the 19th-century U.S., giving an original evaluation of origin, trends, and aims. Also for his outstanding participation in the education process of teaching the history of pharmacy as a discipline, and in revising the third and fourth editions of <em>Kremers-Urdang History of Pharmacy<\/em>, adding new dimensions, ideas, and original investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1975<\/strong> &#8211; Leo Jules Vandewiele, Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award was made on the basis of Dr. Vandewiele\u2019s scholarly investigations of medieval historical material bearing on the history of the Low Countries, particularly his study of a Dutch version of the <em>Circa Instans<\/em> of Platearius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1974<\/strong> &#8211; Alfons Lutz, Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfons Lutz has made a major contribution to our understanding of the development of pre-pharmacopeial literature in Western Europe through his painstaking investigation of medieval, and especially Salernitan, formularies. Cited also for excellence were Lutz\u2019s comparative studies of the <em>Nuovo Receptario<\/em> (1499) and the <em>Dispensatorium<\/em> of Valerius Cordus (1546).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1973<\/strong> &#8211; Wolfgang Schneider, West Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Geschichte der pharmazeutischen Chemie<\/em> was the first book of its kind in conception and subject matter, because it fills a most significant place in the history of science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1968<\/strong> &#8211; Leslie G. Matthews, Great Britain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Institute has particularly commended him for his book, <em>History of Pharmacy in Britain<\/em>. In addition to this work, Matthews has published a number of papers relating to the history of pharmacy, and his book, <em>The Royal Apothecaries<\/em>, was published to coincide with the 350th anniversary of the Society of Apothecariesn of London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1964<\/strong>&#8211; Antonio E. Vitolo, Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <em>Gli Ordini sopra Gli Speziali della Citta di Lucca del 1589 a del 1732<\/em> and others in his series on the history of pharmaceutical law in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1962<\/strong> &#8211; Georg Edmund Dann, West Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743-18170: Ein Deutscher Apotheker und Chemiker Sein We guns seine Leistung<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1961<\/strong> &#8211; Rafael Roldan y Guerrero, Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Roldan, a military pharmacist and historian of pharmacy, received the Medal particularly for his <em>Diccionaria Biogr\u00e1fico y Bibliografico, de Autores Farmac\u00e9uticos Espa\u00f1oles, desde el Siglo VIII hasta 1944<\/em>, a reference work of five volumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1960<\/strong> &#8211; Otto Zekert, Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The evaluation committee cited particularly his volume of biographical essays, <em>Ber\u00fchmte Apotheker<\/em> and his full-length biography of one of the greatest pharmacists, titled <em>Carl Wilhelm Scheele: Sein Leben und seine Werke<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1958 &#8211; <\/strong>Maurice Bouvet, France<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Bouvet was cited particularly for his definitive book on the development of Pharmacy in France (<em>Histoire de la Pharmacie en France des Origines \u00e0 Nos Jours<\/em>), as well as his monographic research on such topics as the French health professions during the American Revolution and the history of hospital pharmacy (<em>Le Service de Sant\u00e9 Fran\u00e7ais pendant la Guerre d\u2019Ind\u00e9pendence des Etats-Unis, 1777-1782<\/em> and <em>La Pharmacie Hospitali\u00e8re \u00e0 Paris de 1789 \u00e0 1815<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1957<\/strong> &#8211; Dirk Arnold Wittop-Koning, Netherlands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Wittop-Koning received our international award particularly for his books <em>de Handel in Geneesmiddelen te Amsterdam tot Omstreeks 1637<\/em>; <em>Nederlandse Vizjels<\/em>; <em>Delftse Apothekerspotten<\/em>; <em>Nederlandse Gewichten Stensels, Ijkwezen, Vormen, Makers en Merken<\/em>, as well as numerous papers of high quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1955<\/strong> &#8211; Rafael Folch Andreu, Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For: <em>Elementos de Historia de la Farmacia<\/em>; El Tabaco en la Historia y en Actualidad; \u201cEl Man\u00e1 en la Historia\u201d (series of papers); \u201cLas Farmacopeas Portuguesas\u201d and \u201cOrig\u00e9nes de la Bibliografia Oficial y en especial de la Espanola\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1954<\/strong> &#8211; Eug\u00e9ne-Humbert Guitard, France<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For: <em>Deux Si\u00e8cles de presse au service de la pharmacie<\/em>; <em>Manuel d\u2019histoire de la literature pharmaceutique et bibliographie pharmaceutique<\/em>; and <em>Le Prestigieux pass\u00e9 des eaux minerales<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1953 &#8211; <\/strong>Joseph Anton H\u00e4flinger, Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For: <em>Pharmazeutische Altertumskunde und die Schweizerische Sammlung f\u00fcr Historiches Apothekenwesen an der Universit\u00e4t Basel<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of the Urdang Medal: Since 2021, the George Urdang Medal has been awarded biennially to recognize the lifetime achievements of a person who, over a sustained period, has made important scholarly contributions to the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. 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