title: [Manuel Straub, editor-in-chief of the Dutch Journal of Medicine 1896-1903].
abstract: Manuel Straub (1858-1916) was a versatile researcher who was not allowed to take his doctoral degree as he had not studied classical languages, however he nonetheless obtained a chair in Ophthalmology. As fifth General Editor he developed the first bylaws for the Dutch Journal of Medicine Society thereby providing the periodical with a foundation for the new century.
authors.affiliation: svthof@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: van't Hof
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*