Commemorative medal of Friedrich Tiedemann
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Title
Commemorative medal of Friedrich Tiedemann
Subject
Tiedemann, Friedrich, 1781-1861
Medals
Anatomy
Description
Tiedemann’s early research on the anatomy of the sea cucumber, sea urchin, and starfish earned him the 1812 prize of the Académie des Sciences in Paris. A commemorative bronze medal struck at the fiftieth anniversary of his doctorate, in 1854, depicts Tiedemann in profile on the obverse and the starfish on the reverse, in recognition of this work.
Abstract
Obverse and reverse of the commemorative medal in honor of Freidrich Tiedemann
Creator
Unknown
Date Created
1854
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Storer Memorial Collection of Medical Medals (Storer 3532)
Format
image
Extent
1 commemorative medal (front and back)
Language
Latin
Type
still image
Identifier
DigID0002870-71
Provenance
From the Storer Memorial Collection of Medical Medals. Gift of Horatio Robinson Storer, M.D., to the Boston Medical Library, 1900
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Commemorative medal of Friedrich Tiedemann,” OnView, accessed April 20, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13098.