c.1860 Royal Microscopical Society 'Quekett' 51mm Medal - By Taylor

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51mm. Bronze. By W.J Taylor.

Obverse with bust of John Thomas Quekett, reverse with wreath, legend around, and unnamed.

Extremely Fine.

John Thomas Quekett (11 August 1815 – 20 August 1861) was an English microscopist and histologist. Quekett studied medicine at the London Hospital in 1831. He became a licentiate of the Apothecaries' Company and a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. In 1839, along with his brother Edwin John Quekett, he co-founded the Royal Microscopical Society. Quekett served as the society's secretary from 1841 to 1860.