Francesc Gras i Salas

Francesc Gras Salas (30 March 1921 – 14 August 2022) was a Spanish ophthalmologist and writer who contributed to the dissemination of Reus memory and history.

Medical activity 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.

During the 1960s, he was vice-president of the Reus-Costa Daurada Aero-club.

Gras Salas turned 100 in 2021. He died on 14 August 2022, at the age of 101.