Samuel J Zakon
ZAKON PRIZE FOR BEST NEW PRESENTATION ON THE HISTORY OF DERMATOLOGY
Submission Deadline: November 1
The History of Dermatology Society has awarded the Samuel J. Zakon Prize each year since 1980, recognizing important new writings dealing with the history of skin disease, its treatment, and people who have been instrumental in furthering the specialty of dermatology. The award is named after noted Chicago dermatologist Samuel Zakon, the first historian of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Papers to be considered for the Zakon Prize should be submitted to Mark Valentine, MD by November 1 of each year. Submissions should be in English as a Word document. Priority will be given to papers not previously published or submitted for publication. The contributions will be judged based on relevance to dermatology, originality of content and research, and writing style.
Authors will be notified by email of the status of the contest before the end of the calendar year, and the winning contribution will receive recognition at the annual dinner of the Society, as well as an engraved plaque honoring the author(s) and the writing. The Society meets in the late winter, the day prior to the official opening of the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Papers should be sent to:
Mark C. Valentine, MD
Chair, Zakon Award Committee
History of Dermatology Society
1501 W. Horizon Drive
Mukilteo, WA 98275
Tel: +1.425.350.5968
Email: mark1105@aol.com
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| 45th – 2024 | ||||
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Vidhi Naik – Scotland
The History and development of special stains in Dermatopathology
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| 44th – 2023 | 43rd – 2022 | 42nd – 2021 | ||
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Sophie Walter – Australia
European Jewish dermatologists who came to New South Wales, Australia, as a consequence of National Socialism: challenges and contributions
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Sabha Mushtaq – India
A biographical sketch of Alice Augusta Ball: The African-American woman chemist who pioneered the first viable treatment for Hansen’s disease
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Leslie Baumann – USA
Erasmus Wilson’s role in soap advertisements: Cleansing a soiled reputation
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| 41st – 2020 | 41st – 2020 | 40th – 2019 | ||
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Ted Rosen – USA
Which William Wallace? Notables from the United Kingdom
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Heather Milbar – USA
A Contextualized history of Johns Hopkins Dermatology in the twentieth century
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Frederick C. Gaede – USA
Henry Granger Piffard, M.D. and his photogenic pistol cartridges
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| 39th – 2018 | 39th – 2018 | 38th – 2017 | ||
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Natalie J. Atkin – USA
From isolation to prosperity: Rediscovering the Carville Leprosarium
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Charles DePaolo – USA
Frederic E. Mohs, M.D. & the history of zinc-chloride therapy
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Kathleen Pierce – USA
Photograph as Skin, Skin as Wax: Indexicality and the visualization of syphilis in fin-de-siecle France
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| 37th – 2016 | 36th – 2015 | 35th – 2014 | ||
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| Julia Bock and Leonard Hoenig – USA The fate of Hungarian Jewish dermatologists during the Holocaust: Part 1 |
Diana Garrisi – United Kingdom On the skin of a soldier: the story of flogging |
Emanuele Bartolini and Chiara Giannelli – Italy The history of the tuberous sclerosis complex |
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| 34th – 2013 | 33rd – 2012 | 32nd – 2011 | ||
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| Kevin Siena – Canada The moral biology of ‘the Itch’ in eighteenth-century britain |
Charles Steffen (1926-2019) – USA Pellagra |
Andrzej Grzybowski and Stefania Jablonska (1920-2017) – Poland The Lwov School of Dermatology |
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| 31st – 2010 | 30th – 2009 | 29th – 2008 | ||
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| Andrzej Grzybowski and Stefania Jablonska (1920-2017) – Poland Fritz Juliusberg (1872-1939): his life and achievements in dermatology |
Gary J. Brauner – USA Cutaneous laser surgery: historical perspectives |
Khalid Al Aboud – Saudi Arabia The founder of Vicks: Lunsford Richardson (1854-1919) |
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| 28th – 2007 | 27th – 2006 | 26th – 2005 | ||
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| Charles Steffen (1926-2019) – USA Squamous cell carcinoma in situ: a historical note |
Thomas G. Cropley – USA The army itch: a dermatological mystery of the American Civil War |
Barry E. Monk – United Kingdom Sir Ernest Graham-Little (1867-1950) MP, MD, FRCP – dermatologist and politician |
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| 25th – 2004 | 24th – 2003 | 23rd – 2002 | ||
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| John Savin (1935-2006) – Scotland Scabies in Edinburgh from 1815 to 2000 |
Michael Albert – USA The diverse and controversial career of Dr George Henry Rohe |
Joseph Witkowski (1925-2015) – USA A Biological Weapon of Nature and Man: The story of anthrax from antiquity to present |
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| 22nd – 2001 | 21st – 2000 | 20th – 1999 | ||
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| Ernst Beutner (1923-2013) – USA The development of immunofluroesence and the immunopathology of the skin |
Stella Fatovic-Ferencic – Croatia The discovery of the hematoblast by Carl Heitzmann |
John Savin (1935-2006) – Scotland Osler and the skin |
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| 19th – 1998 | 19th – 1998 | 18th – 1997 | ||
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| Philip Wilson – United Kingdom / USA Imaging the human body: a surgical perspective of skin enlightenment London |
Daniel Wallach and Gerard Tilles – France Henri Feulard (1858 – 1897): the life and works of the secretary of the First International Congress of Dermatology |
Seung-Kyung Hann – South Korea Historical view of vitilgo in Korea |
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| 18th – 1997 | 17th – 1996 | 16th – 1995 | ||
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| Ingrid Hackstock – Austria Carl Heitzmann (1836): physician and illustrator, a centenary |
Ernst Beutner (1923-2013) – USA Tuberculosis of the skin: historical perspectives on tuberculosis and BCG |
John Savin (1935-2006) – Scotland Joseph Lister: a neglected master of investigative dermatology |
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| 15th – 1994 | 14th – 1993 | 13th – 1992 | ||
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| Upendra DeSilva – Sri Lanka Historical approach to scleroderma |
Philip Wilson – United Kingdom / USA | Elinor Lieber – United Kingdom Skin diseases, sin, and contagion in the old testament |
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| 12th – 1991 | 11th – 1990 | 10th – 1989 | ||
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| Philip Wilson – United Kingdom / USA William Cowper’s anatomy of human skin |
Maurizio Binazzi (1916-1992) – Italy Italian memories of Aldo Castellani |
Leon Goldman (1906-1997) – USA An interesting history of self-experimentation in dermatology – should we go first, sometimes? |
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| 9th – 1988 | 8th – 1987 | 7th – 1986 | ||
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| Albin Proppe (1907-1990) – Germany Erlebte Dermatologie |
Thomas Schnalke – Germany A brief history of the dermatological moulage in Europe |
Walter Lever (1909-1992) – USA Historical perspective of bullous pemphigoid |
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| 6th – 1985 | 5th – 1984 | 4th – 1983 | ||
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| Samuel Radbill (1901-1987) – USA Pediatric dermatology |
Thomas McNair Scott (1901-2001) – USA Historical aspects of herpes simplex infection |
Albrecht Scholz (1940-2013) and Feliks Wasik (1930-2002) – USA Albert Neisser: 1855-1916 |
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| 3rd – 1982 | 2nd – 1981 | 1st – 1980 | ||
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| Manfred Skopec – Austria Anton Elfinger (1821-64) – a forgotten medical illustrator |
Karl Holubar (1936-2013) – Austria The influence of the British School of Dermatology on the Vienna School in the first half of the 19th century |
Alan Lyell (1917-2007) – Scotland Daniel Turner, surgeon, physician and pioneer dermatologist |
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