Jacobi, A. (Abraham), 1830-1919

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Jacobi, a specialist in diseases of infants and children, was a professor (1865-1902) in the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University.

From the description of A. Jacobi papers, 1794-1936 (bulk 1880-1919) (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 177443888

Abraham Jacobi is referred to as the father of pediatrics, having opened the first children's clinic at the New York Medical College in 1860, and the first children's ward at Mount Sinai Hospital. He was a professor of Pediatrics at the City University of New York from 1870-1902. Jacobi was also a co-founder of Association for Doctors for the Poor.

From the guide to the Abraham Jacobi Papers, 1890-1893, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine)

Abraham Jacobi is referred to as the father of pediatrics, opening the first children's clinic at the New York Medical College in 1860, and the first children's ward at Mount Sinai Hospital. He was a professor of Pediatrics at the City University of New York from 1870-1902. Jacobi was also a co-founder of Association for Doctors for the Poor.

From the description of Abraham Jacobi papers, 1890-1893. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14312824

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Udo Brachvogel papers, 1866-1925 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Abraham Jacobi Papers, 1890-1893 History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
creatorOf Warthin, Aldred Scott, 1866-1931. Aldred Scott Warthin papers, 1893-1947 (bulk 1923-1931). Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf New York Academy of Medicine. Subscription Book for Building Fund, 1888-1889. New York Academy of Medicine
referencedIn Isaac and I. Minis Hays papers, Circa 1820-1925 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Theophil Mitchell Prudden papers, 1872-1925 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Knopf, S. Adolphus (Sigard Adolphus), 1857-1940. [Letter], 1919 July 19, New York [to] W. Jarvis Barlow, Los Angeles. University of California, Los Angeles
referencedIn Krackowizer, Ernst, 1821-1875. Letters to Emilie Forster, 1848-1868. New York Academy of Medicine
referencedIn Aldred Scott Warthin papers, 1893-1947, 1923-1931 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Jacobi, A. (Abraham), 1830-1919. Abraham Jacobi papers, 1890-1893. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn Jacobi, Mary Putnam, 1842-1906. Papers, 1851-1974 (inclusive), 1851-1906 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Bayard Taylor papers, 1826-1912 (inclusive), 1845-1878 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Morais, Henry S. (Henry Samuel), 1860-1935. Papers, 1877-1924. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Slack family collection, 1853-1928. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Knopf, S. Adolphus (Sigard Adolphus), 1857-1940. [Collection of pamphlets in memory of Abraham Jacobi]. Stanford University Lane Medical Library
creatorOf Jacobi, A. (Abraham), 1830-1919. A. Jacobi papers, 1794-1936 (bulk 1880-1919) Princeton University Library
referencedIn Prudden, T. Mitchell (Theophil Mitchell), 1849-1924. Theophil Mitchell Prudden papers, 1872-1925 (inclusive), 1896-1925 (bulk) Yale University Library
referencedIn Scientists Collection, 1563-1973 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Jacobi, A. (Abraham), 1830-1919. Abraham Jacobi anniversary letters, 1900-1901. New York Academy of Medicine
referencedIn William Gilman Thompson autograph collection, 1771-1924 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Brachvogel, Udo. Udo Brachvogel papers, 1866-1925. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Papers, 1851-1906, 1923, 1974 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Prudden, T. Mitchell (Theophil Mitchell), 1849-1924. Theophil Mitchell Prudden papers, 1872-1925 (inclusive), 1896-1925 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn I. Minis (Isaac Minis) Hays correspondence, ca. 1880s-1925, Circa 1880-1925 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Stevens, Charles Wistar, d. 1901. Papers of Charles Wistar Stevens, 1823-1888. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Thompson, William Gilman, 1856-1927,. William Gilman Thompson autograph collection, 1771-1924 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Hays, I. Minis (Isaac Minis), 1847-1925. Correspondence, ca. 1880s-1925. American Philosophical Society Library
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associatedWith Brachvogel, Udo. person
associatedWith Columbia University. College of Physicians and Surgeons corporateBody
associatedWith Hays, I. Minis (Isaac Minis), 1847-1925. person
associatedWith Hays, Isaac, 1796-1879 person
associatedWith Jacobi, Mary Putnam, 1842-1906. person
associatedWith Jews' Hospital in New York. corporateBody
associatedWith Knopf, S. Adolphus (Sigard Adolphus), 1857-1940. person
associatedWith Krackowizer, Ernst, 1821-1875. person
associatedWith MARY PUTNAM JACOBI, 1842-1906 person
associatedWith Morais, Henry S. (Henry Samuel), 1860-1935. person
associatedWith Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith New York Academy of Medicine. corporateBody
associatedWith Prudden, T. Mitchell (Theophil Mitchell), 1849-1924. person
associatedWith Stevens, Charles Wistar, d. 1901. person
associatedWith Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878 person
associatedWith Thompson, William Gilman, 1856-1927, person
associatedWith Warhin, Aldred Scott, 1866-1931 person
associatedWith Warthin, Aldred Scott, 1866-1931. person
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New York (State)--New York
New York (State)--New York
United States
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Children
Cholera
Diphtheria
Medical literature
Pediatrics
Physicians
Tuberculosis
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Birth 1830-05-06

Death 1919-07-10

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