Robert James Graves

Robert James Graves
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	(1796-03-27)27 March 1796 Holles Street, Dublin
Died	20 March 1853(1853-03-20) (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.