George Frederick Duffey Explained

Sir George Frederick Duffey (20 June 1843 – 13 October 1903) was president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.^{[1] [2]}

He received his medical degree from Trinity College in 1864, and entered the Army Medical Department in the same year. He was stationed in Malta,^[3] and wrote about instances of rheumatic orchitis which he observed there.^{[2] [4]}

He was a founding member of the Dublin Biological Club.^[5] He was an editor of the Irish Hospital Gazette, which he founded, and the Dublin Journal of Medical Science.^[6]

He was knighted in 1897.^[7]

Arms

Escutcheon:	Per pale nebulee Gules and Sable a lion rampant holding in the dexter paw a Seywetan all Or.
Notes:	Confirmed by Sir Arthur Edward Vicars, Ulster King of Arms, 12 February 1898.^[8]
Crest:	On a wreath of the colours a tower Proper thereon a banner of the arms displayed.
Motto:	Deo Patriae Amicis

Notes and References

1. 1903-10-24 . Sir GEORGE FREDERICK DUFFEY, M.D., F. and Ex. Pres. R.C.P.I . Br Med J . en . 2 . 2234 . 1103–1104 . 10.1136/bmj.2.2234.1103 . 0007-1447 . 2024-03-13.
2. Web site: George Frederick Duffey . 2024-03-13 . www.maltaramc.com.
3. Web site: Sir George Frederick Duffey . 13 March 2024 . Lives of the Presidents . Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
4. Duffey . George F. . 1872-02-01 . Art. III.-On Rheumatic Orchitis as a Sequel to Fever . . en . 53 . 2 . 97–103 . 10.1007/BF02969063 . 0790-231X.
5. Foot . Arthur Wynne . 1892-05-01 . Reminiscences of the Dublin biological club . Dublin Journal of Medical Science . en . 93 . 5 . 425–441 . 10.1007/BF02964972 . 0790-231X.
6. Percy . T. . Kirkpatrick . C. . 1915-07-01 . An account of the Irish medical periodicals. No. IV. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science . Dublin Journal of Medical Science . en . 140 . 1 . 1–13 . 10.1007/BF02964322 . 0790-231X.
7. Book: Shaw, William Arthur . William Arthur Shaw . . The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day &c. . Clearfield . 1970 . 978-0-8063-0443-4 . I. . 400.
8. Web site: Grants and Confirmations of Arms Volume J. National Library of Ireland . 4 September 2022 .