Hamilton, Frank Hastings, 1813-1886

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Dates:

Birth 1813-09-13

Death 1886-08-11

Biographical notes:

Hamilton was a reknowned American surgeon and helped establish the medical school at the University of Buffalo.

From the description of Frank Hastings Hamilton awards and degrees scrapbook, 1831-1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 14308474

Physician, surgeon, educator, and author.

From the description of Frank Hastings Hamilton papers, 1863-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79768705

Biographical Note

1813, Sept. 10 Born, Wilmington, Vt. 1830 Graduated, Union College, Schenectady, N.Y. 1833 Received license to practice medicine 1835 M.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 1846 Helped found medical department, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y. 1859 Appointed professor of Surgery, Long Island Hospital College, Long Island, N.Y. 1860 Published Treatise on Fractures and Dislocations. Philadelphia: Lea 1861 Volunteered for service in the Civil War and commissioned surgeon of the Thirty-first New York Regiment of Infantry Published Practical Treatise on Military Surgery. New York : Baillière 1861 1865 Professor of surgery, Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York, N.Y. 1863 Became medical inspector of the U.S. Army 1863 1864 Medical inspector during Civil War, U.S. Army 1872 The Principles and Practice of Surgery. New York: William Wood & Co. 1881 Consultant to the physician attending to James A. Garfield after the shotting of the president 1886, Aug. 11 Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the Frank Hastings Hamilton Papers, 1863-1887, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)