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Robert James Graves

Irish physician

Morell Mackenzie

Sir Morell Mackenzie

English physician

Duchenne, Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand

Duchenne de Boulogne

French neurologist

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Wang Shuhe

Chinese physician

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William Stokes

Irish physician

Bárány, Robert

Robert Bárány

Swedish otologist

A Yorkshire terrier dressed up as a veterinarian or doctor on a white background. (dogs)

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