ROBERT JAMES GRAVES


Robert James Graves
Robert James Graves
  • Born: March 27, 1796
  • Died: March 20, 1853
  • Nationality: Irish
  • Profession: Scientist

Robert James Graves, F.R.C.S. was an eminent Irish surgeon after whom Graves' disease takes its name. He was President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Fellow of the Royal Society of London and the co-founder of the Dublin Journal of Medical Science. He is also the uncredited inventor of the second-hand on watches.