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Largo Dr. Bernardino António Gomes (Pai)

Bernardino António Gomes (Filho)

Lisboa 1806 - Lisboa 1877
First Portuguese physician to use chloroform and an ether inhalation device, revolutionizing the techniques of anesthesia
(Wikipedia)

António da Costa Motta (sobrinho)
1930

Lisboa / Bernardino António Gomes (Filho)

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

BERNARDINO
ANTONIO GOMES
MEDICO
da
marinha de guerra
1806 - 1877

sabio

higienista

distinto

botanico

notavel

medico

BERNARDINO
ANTONIO GOMES
Physician
of the
Navy
1806 - 1877

wise

hygienist

distinct

botanist

important

physician

Sculptor

António Augusto da Costa Motta (sobrinho) [nephew] (1877 - 1956), Portuguese sculptor (for his eponymous uncle, see 'tio') (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Equipamentos.

Locatie (N 38°42'55" - W 9°7'24") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptli047; Photograph: 29 August 2017
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