Robert James Graves | |
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| President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland | |
| In office 1843–1849 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Marsh, 1st Baronet |
| Succeeded by | William Stokes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1796 Holles Street, Dublin |
| Died | 20 March 1853 (aged 56) Cloghan Castle, County Offaly |
| Nationality | Anglo-Irish |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Robert James Graves FRCS (27 March 1796 – 20 March 1853) was an Anglo-Irish surgeon after whom Graves' disease takes its name. He was President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Fellow of the Royal Society of London and the co-founder of the Dublin Journal of Medical Science. He is also the uncredited inventor of the second-hand on watches.