Francesc Gras Salas (1921-2022) *101

was a Spanish ophthalmologist and writer who contributed to the dissemination of Reus memory and history. A member of a line of ophthalmologists from Reus, started by his grandfather Francesc Gras Fortuny, he studied medicine in Barcelona and doctoral studies in Madrid. He practiced ophthalmology at 35 Llovera Street in Reus between 1948 and 1999. He was also a doctor at the Saint John Hospital in Reus for 20 years.

In February 2012, he donated to the Reus Hospital the medical utensils and equipment of his consultation, some of historical value. These utensils and devices can be seen exposed in a space of plant −1 of this hospital. He also donated about thirty volumes of the publication La Medecina Contemporánea. Revista Médica de Reus (Reus publication of the late nineteenth century founded by his grandfather), at the Museum of the History of Medicine of Catalonia, in Terrassa.[citation needed]