Was Egas Moniz truly aware of the seismic impact his work would have? This monument before us, the Egas Moniz Inscription;statue, commemorates a complex legacy.
The Egas Moniz statue stands as a tribute to António Caetano de Abreu Freire de Egas Moniz. He excelled as a psychiatrist. A new form of surgical intervention on the brain earned him the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1949. This was the prefrontal leucotomy.
The stone and bronze statue of António Egas Moniz stands in front of the Hospital de Santa Maria in Lisbon. It stands about 3.75 meters tall. The statue depicts Egas Moniz wearing his full professor academic gown. Portuguese sculptor Euclides Vaz created it. It dates back to 1974. It celebrated the birth centenary of the father of psychosurgery.
Another statue in honor of António Egas Moniz can be seen in the center of Avanca. The monument there was erected to commemorate the first centenary of his birth on November 29, 1974. A bronze statue of the Portuguese neurologist and Nobel Prize winner Egas Moniz stands on the grounds of his Museum Home in Estarreja.
Reflect on the man Egas Moniz. Consider the weight of his contributions and the debates they ignited as you stand before the Egas Moniz Inscription;statue.