Medal
date: label: date made
content: 1926
label: associated dates
content: 1926 05 01 / 1926 05 01
label: associated dates
content: 1926 06 01 / 1926 06 01
notes: label: Description
content: Simon Flexner (1863-1946) was an American physician and physiologist who organized the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in 1901, served as the first director of this organization, and developed an effective therapy for meningococcal meningitis. During World War I, he led the effort to develop a more efficient way to produce the serum to prevent this dread disease and, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, distributed thousands of doses to Allied troops in Europe, free of charge. For this and other services to the Allied cause, the French government honored Flexner with the Legion of Honor: a Chevalier in 1914, an Officer in 1919, and a Commander in 1926. This large five-armed Maltese cross with red ribbon is Flexner’s Commander medal.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
label: associated place
content: United States
label: associated place
content: France
topic: label: Subject
content: Medicine
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Abraham Flexner
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-09812.01
label: accession number
content: 236094
label: catalog number
content: M-09812.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Medals; Commemorative and Association
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: enamel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: green (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .3 cm x 5.5 cm x 8 cm; 1/8 in x 2 3/16 in x 3 1/8 in
label: Measurements
content: ribbon: 3.8 cm x 21 cm; x 1 1/2 in x 8 1/4 in