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Rufin Schockaert (1875-1953) earned a medical degree in 1902 and was a Belgian Professor of Obstetrics who pioneered the separation of gynecology from obstetrics as a separate surgical specialty. He taught in French, the main language of the University at that time. The medal commemorates the silver anniversary of his academic career.

Medal

Bronze. Belgium 1932. Signed. Lifetime. Struck on the occasion of his silver anniversary at the Catholic University at Leuven.

Size

70 mm

Artist

Antoine Jorissen (1884-1962), Belgian medallist Antoine Jorissen (1884-1962), Belgian painter, sculptor and medallist; taught drawing at Leuven Art Academy; he regularly created commemorative and award medals for Catholic institutions in Leuven. (Wikipedia, 2015)

Obverse

Nude head to right, with moustache; on truncation, ANT. JORISSEN; in a curve along edge from lower left, PROF ∙ DOCT ∙ MED ∙ RUFINUS ∙SCHOCKAERT (outward) and below, closing circle, MCMXXXII (inward).

Reverse

Clothed scholar, wearing hat, standing, with open book in right hand and bunch of flowers in left; by his feet is lying bull [possibly a reference to the papal bull of foundation from 1425], in front covering his feet, University of Leuven coat of arms (a hand from heaven handing a book); in a curve around, ∙ COLLEGAE ∙ MAGISTRO ∙ AMICO ∙ (outwards) and, below PERENNIS ∙ MEMORIAE ∙ TESTIMONIUM (inwards).

Edge

FISCH & Cie signature of medal maker Paul Fisch (1865-unknown), Belgian engraver and medallist from Brussels (Forrer 2, 97; 7, 306)

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