Smith, Nathan, 1762-1829

Born in Rehoboth, RI, in 1762, Smith grew up in Chester, VT. He apprenticed in Putney, VT, and began a medical practice in Cornish, NH. He attended Harvard where he obtained his M.B. in 1790, and continued his practice in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont, for many years in partnership with Cyrus Perkins. He founded Dartmouth Medical School in 1796. In 1813 he joined the new Yale Medical institution, and he lectured on medicine at Bowdoin College, starting in 1821, and Vermont Medical School. Smith married Sarah Chase and raised 10 children. He died in 1829.

From the description of Papers, 1796-1815. (New Hampshire Newsp Project). WorldCat record id: 122561670

Born in Rehoboth, Rhode Island, Nathan Smith received his medical training at Harvard in 1790. He founded Dartmouth Medical School in 1797, where he remained as professor through 1808, though he continued to lecture there through 1815. When the Yale School of Medicine opened in 1813, Smith became one of the initial lecturers. From 1821 to 1825 he was a visiting lecturer at the newly formed Bowdoin College medical school. Dr. Smith also aided in the founding of the University of Vermont's medical school in 1821.

From the description of Lectures on the theory and practice of physic, 1814-1815. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14323482

From the guide to the Lectures on the theory and practice of physic, 1814-1815, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine)

Born in Rehoboth, Rhode Island, Nathan Smith received his medical training at Harvard in 1790. He founded Dartmouth Medical School in 1797, where he remained as professor through 1808, though he continued to lecture there through 1815. When the Yale School of Medicine opened in 1813, Smith became one of the initial lecturers. From 1821 to 1825 he was a visiting lecturer at the newly formed Bowdoin College Medical School. Dr. Smith also aided in the founding of the University of Vermont's medical school in 1821.

Born in Chatham, N.Y, John Delamater was licensed to practice medicine at the age of nineteen. He spent eight years in private practice at Sheffield, Mass., and In 1823 he assumed a professorship at the Berkshire Medical Institute. In 1827 he moved to Fairfield, N.Y to join the faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Western District of the State of New-York. He later was on the facuty of the Willoughby (Ohio) Medical College, and took part in the founding of the Cleveland Medical College, a department of Western Reserve College.

From the description of Lectures on the theory & practice of physic / by N. Smith. Lectures on materia medica / by Dr. De La Mater. 1824. (University of Denver, Penrose Library). WorldCat record id: 643624612