Abstract
The clinical description of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, identified as such by name, was prepared by pediatrician George F. Still before he was 30 years old. At that time, he was medical registrar and pathologist to the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London. This is Still's lasting contribution to medicine, although his writings in pediatrics marked him as the first and most celebrated pediatrician of his time. Still was born at Holloway, London, the son of a customs clerk, was educated at Merchant Taylor School, and matriculated in classics at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. His medical training was pursued at Guy's Hospital, where he served as house physician. His graduation thesis, written for the MD degree from Cambridge, described the juvenile form of rheumatoid arthritis. In 1899, Still was appointed physician for diseases of children at King's College Hospital, the first hospital associated with a medical school to
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