Carl NICOLADONI1847–1902

do the necessary dissections. His patients and his family never complained.

His happiest times were spent with his family, especially with his wife, Jane, with whom he shared a mutual devotion. They often were seen together at meetings and social events, on the golf course, or as the most accomplished couple on the dance floor. He enjoyed spending time with his three sons, exchanging ideas and teaching them.

This relationship has stimulated them to continue his lifelong interest in the shoulder, and he con- sidered this his greatest legacy. He never seemed to change over the years, and many colleagues and friends remarked that they felt he would go on forever. He had actively practiced orthopedic surgery up to the time of his death. Julius Neviaser died at his home in Washington, DC, on August 20, 1980, at the age of 77. He was sur- vived by 11 grandchildren as well as the imme- diate family.

surgery. He reported new operations for gas- troenterostomy, esophageal diverticulum, torsion of the systemic cord, and resections in strangu- lated hernia. Nicoladoni described nerve endings in the joint capsules and observations on the bio- mechanics of scoliosis. He was called to Graz as senior professor in 1895, where he died after only 7 years of tenure, at the age of 55.

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Carl NICOLADONI

1847–1902

Carl Nicoladoni was born in Austria and educated in the wonderful Vienna era of the history of medicine and surgery. His principal contributions were varied, numerous, and important. Among hand surgeons, he is famous for his work on tendon transfers and tendon sutures and for his pioneering of pollicization of a toe. He was assis- tant to Dumreicher at Innsbruck and 10 years later was appointed to succeed him as professor of

E.A. NICOLL

1902–1993

The orthopedic establishment in the United Kingdom in the years before the Second World War consisted mainly of men who had worked with Robert Jones, either at Liverpool or at the Military Orthopedic Centre at Shepherds Bush during the First World War. There were some, however, who gradually became orthopedic sur- geons, having started their careers as general sur- geons, and Nicoll, who was not an establishment figure, was one of these.

Born in 1902, he went to Cambridge Univer-

sity and then St. George’s Hospital, London. He

qualified in 1926 and became a general practi-

tioner in Corbridge, Northumberland. The local

cottage hospital was visited regularly by Pro-

fessor Grey-Turner from Newcastle and Nicoll

assisted at operating sessions. He was quickly

converted to surgery and in 1929 became resident

surgical officer in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire,

where he remained for the rest of his professional

career.