The evidence of Jarcho's range of abilities and his dedication to excellence is obvious in his work as translator and editor. His concerns are also evident: concerns to convey what he could see to ...those with more limited perspectives and to assist those who had contributions to make, to make them, and to make them better. His role goes far beyond being a midwife to ideas. He is an interpreter and cultivator of knowledge. Yet, it is difficult to convey, especially to the younger devotees of the history of medicine, what Jarcho's impact has been and what he stands for in that field. How can one re-create the feelings of admiration, wonder, and affection we, the youngsters of the 50s and 60s, felt for people like Saul Jarcho? Our generation and the generations that follow ours have and will certainly produce extraordinary historians and remarkable teachers, but we still feel that, in the days when people such as Temkin, Edelstein, Sigerist, Sarton, and O'Malley were at the height of their powers, giants walked the earth. Saul Jarcho, in his life and work, attests to the fact that at least one still does.PUBLICATION ABSTRACT
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