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Anatomy and Physiology in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and twice elected its president. He
was a renowned anatomist and also published important opthalmic treatises, but the pinnacle of his
illustrious medical career was his discovery of a previously unknown membrane in the eye. Since known
as membrana Jacobi, it forms part of the retina.
The inscription reads Arthur Jacob. MD. F.R.C.S. Prof. of Anat. & Phys. Roy. Coll. of Surg. in Ireland
In commemoration of eminent services rendered to Science and the Medical Profession in Ireland. 1860.
For detailed articles on the Jacob family by local historian Teddy Fennelly, see Volumes 3, 4 and 5 of Laois Heritage
Society Journal. Available from the local library or Laois Heritage Society, Parkview, Portlaoise.
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