Introductory Speech for Kurt Hirschhorn**Previously presented at the annual meeting of The American Society of Human Genetics, in Baltimore, on October 19, 2002.

Webster’s dictionary is rich in definitions of the word “education.” Among them are two: First, the act of providing knowledge, skills, and competence, and, second, the act of rearing or bringing up. These two educational goals Dr. Hirschhorn fulfilled abundantly and with remarkable skill, organization, and energy. Dr. Hirschhorn’s interest in genetics was engendered at N.Y.U. where he graduated in 1954, trained in internal medicine, and then...