Howe, Lucien, 1848-1928

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Dates:
Birth 1848-09-18
Death 1928-12-27
German, French, Italian, English,

Biographical notes:

Noted opthamologist and founder of the Buffalo Eye and Ear Infirmary. Elected president of the American Opthamological Society in 1918; responsible for legislation combating eye disease in children.

From the description of Viennese relief correspondence, 1895 Feb. 6-1920 Dec. 17 (bulk 1920 Mar. 21-Dec. 17). (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33310870

Howe, an ophthalmologist, was founder of the Buffalo Eye and Ear Infirmary (1876), author of the New York State Howe Law that first made prophylaxis of the eyes of the newborn compulsory, author of a standard text on ocular muscles, and donor-in-chief and first director of the Howe Laboratory of Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

From the description of Lucien Howe papers, 1892-1940 (inclusive), 1907-1931 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612366968

From the description of Lucien Howe additional papers, 1907-1929. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612800460

From the guide to the Lucien Howe additional papers, 1907-1929., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard)

Howe, an ophthalmologist, was founder of the Buffalo Eye and Ear Infirmary (1876), author of the New York State Howe Law which first made prophylaxis of the eyes of the newborn compulsory, author of a standard text on ocular muscles, and donor-in-chief and first director of the Howe Laboratory of Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

From the guide to the Lucien Howe papers, 1892-1940 (inclusive), 1907-1931 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Howe was founder of the Buffalo Eye and Ear Infirmary (1876), author of the New York State Howe Law which first made prophylaxis of the eyes of the newborn compulsory, author of a standard text on ocular muscles, and donor-in-chief and first director of the Howe Laboratory of Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

From the description of Papers of Lucien Howe, 1874-1929 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122591925

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Subjects:

  • Blindness
  • Cocaine
  • Medical laboratories
  • Ophthalmology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Physicians
  • World War, 1914-1918

Occupations:

  • Ophthalmologists

Places:

  • Austria--Vienna (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--Buffalo (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--Buffalo (as recorded)
  • Austria (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--Buffalo (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--Buffalo (as recorded)

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