1890.09.24 English

[1] CB: As far as we know, this is the very last letter written by RMH. It appears that the institute is in the process of hiring or attaching a physician, and this is a handwritten letter to one of the candidates of this post. The last sentence of the letters shows that there is another applicant.

[2] CB: According to Salmonsen’s Encyclopedia: Holger Mygind, 1855-1928, Danish otologist and one of the most important representatives of otology at the time. Has published fundamental works concerning deaf-mutism.

[3]CB: Salmonsen’s encyclopedia: A.F. Rasmussen, 1840-1914, Danish Government offical and philanthropist. Head of Department in the Ministry of Culture 1888-1912, very much concerned with the issue of care for the mentally retarded.

[4] JMC: Gordon Norrie, 1855-1941,: Danish army surgeon, ophthalmologist and medical historian. He was the grandson of a Scottish merchant who had settled in Denmark, and both his parents were of Scottish descent. Following graduation in medicine at the University of Copenhagen he first trained in surgery and then pursued a career in ophthalmology. Norrie was highly recognized for his efforts for the blind. He was Head of the optical clinic of the Garnison Hospital 1894-1920 and ophthalmologist of the Royal Danish Institute for the Blind 1903 – 1938. Devoted himself particularly to the history of Danish Medical institutions. In 1927 he published the article: “Causes of Blindness in Children, Twenty-Five Years’ Experience of Danish Institutes for the Blind”, in which he relates his observations of a congenital eye disease – at the time unknown – which he calls ‘Atrophia Oculi Congenita’. Since then, under this name the disease has become known among ophthalmologists and genetics all over the world.