Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837

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American physician considered to be the father of American surgery.

From the description of Letters : Philadelphia, Pa., to Henry W. Physick, Rising Sun, Md., and Wilmington, Del., 1810 June 29 and 1821 Oct. 25. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 24851622

Philadelphia-born surgeon. A former student of Dr. Adam Kuhn, Physick became known as the "Father of American Surgery." He lectured on surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, where the position of "chair of surgery" was created for him.

From the description of Lecture notes and addresses, 1785-ca. 1819. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 63643908

Epithet: American surgeon

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Surgeon and professor of Philadelphia.

From the description of Papers, 1774-1959, [bulk 1798-1835]. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35253368

Dorsey served as adjunct professor to his uncle, Philip Syng Physick.

From the description of Lectures on surgery, by Philip S. Physick and John S. Dorsey., 1809-1811, taken by J.R. Butler in the sessions of 1809, 1810, 1811, and copied by Wm. F. Irwin. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 20113331

Philadelphia surgeon.

From the description of ALS : near Rowlandsville, Md., 1829 July 13. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122442884

Philip Syng Physick was a Philadelphia physician and surgeon on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1805-1852, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886475

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referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IId, 1837-1844 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Biddle family. Papers, 1775-1919. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856. John Collins Warren correspondence, 1812-1856 (inclusive). Yale University, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. ALS : near Rowlandsville, Md., 1829 July 13. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Vaughan, John, 1755-1841. Papers, 1768 - ca. 1936 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Marian S. Carson collection of manuscripts, 1656-1995 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Clift, William, 1775-1849. Autograph letter signed : London, England, to Philip Syng Physick, Philadelphia, Pa., 1835 May 8. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856. Correspondence, 1812-1856 Yale University, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
referencedIn Emerson, G. (Gouverneur), 1796-1874. Papers, 1847, Oct. 7 and Nov. 8, Philadelphia, to Mrs. Allen, Providence. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. Notes of the lectures on surgery delivered by Philip S. Physick in the University of Pennsylvania., 1808-1809, [taken in 1808-9 by John P. Betton]. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn LeMoyne, Francis Julius, 1798-1879. Matriculation and lecture admission tickets from the University of Pennsylvania, 1820-1822. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Edmund Physick Family Papers, 1759-1899 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIa, 1743-1806 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Smith, Thomas, 1745-1809. Thomas Smith family papers, 1767-1841 (bulk 1793-1810). Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Philadelphia Medical Society. Certificate of membership, 1824. Medical University of South Carolina Libraries
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. Philip Syng Physick lectures on surgery; November 1807 [to February 19th, 1808], [1807-1808]. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. Benjamin Rush letter : Philadelphia, to John Woodside, Washington, 1808 Jan. 26. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. Manuscript notes on the lectures of John Syng Dorsey, Philip Syng Physick and Nathaniel Chapman at the University of Pennsylvania for the scholastic year 1817-1818, 1817-1818, by Silas George. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
creatorOf Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853. Notes taken from the lectures of Nathaniel Chapman in the University of Pennsylvania / by Robert M. Tute, 1828. National Library of Medicine
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. [Lecture notes on surgery] : manuscript, [1805-1806]. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Beck, Charles Frederick, b. 1806. Charles Frederick Beck papers, 1819-1845, Philadelphia. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
creatorOf Wilkinson, Carey, fl. 1799-1802. Papers, 1799-1802. William & Mary Libraries
creatorOf [Philip Syng Physick, biographical materials] University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
creatorOf Briscoe, John Hanson, 1789-1855. Papers, 1808-1841 (bulk 1808-1814). University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Briscoe, John Hanson, 1789-1855. Lectures on medicine : manuscript, [ca. 1815-1825]. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Mitchell, Thomas Duché, 1791-1865. Notes on the lectures of Dr. Benj. S. Barton, Professor of Materia Medica, Natural History, and Botany in the University of Pennsylvania, 1809-1810 / taken by Tho. D. Mitchell. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Peters, Richard, 1780-1848. Letter to Joseph Story, 1835, June 14. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Tucker, Aaron Burr, d.1839. Lectures on surgery delivered by Philip Syng Physic[k], 1809-1812 / taken by A.B. Tucker. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Vol. VII, ff. 306, L-Q.includes:f. 1 Sir Edwin Ray Lankester, KCB; FRS: Letter to T. R. Jones: 1875.f. 3 Sir Edwin Ray Lankester, KCB; FRS: Letter to C. W. Andrews: n.d.f. 5 Charles Lapworth, FRS; geologist: Letter to -: 1882.ff. 7, 9 Édouard... British Library
creatorOf Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Correspondence and related papers as Rector of the University of Virginia, 1817-1825. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. Letters : Philadelphia, Pa., to Henry W. Physick, Rising Sun, Md., and Wilmington, Del., 1810 June 29 and 1821 Oct. 25. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. Questions on surgery from the lectures of Philip Syng Physick, Professor of Surgery in the University of Pennsylvania, delivered in the winter of 1818-1819., 1818-1819. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Ewing, James Hunter, 1798-1827. Lecture notes, 1818 Dec. 22-1819 Jan. 19. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1805-1852, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Notes on Physic[k]'s lectures, [ca. 1805]. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Haynes, George. Letter : Swansea, Wales, to Henry W. Physick, Philadelphia, Pa., 1789 Oct. 4. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Academy of Medicine of Philadelphia. Address of the Academy of Medicine : August 8th 1798 / signed by order of the Acad. of Med. of Philadelphia. Philip Syng Physick, President, Francis Bowes Sayre, Secretary. Houston Academy of Medicine, Texas Medical Center, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library
creatorOf Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815. Institutes of medicine : [Philadelphia] / by Dr. Benjamin Barton ; Lectures on surgery / by Drs. Physick and Dorsey, 1813-1815. National Library of Medicine
creatorOf Dorsey, John Syng, 1783-1818. Notes from cases of surgery which have occurr'd in the practice of Dr. P.S. Physick., 1798-1811. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn James Hunter Ewing lecture notes, December 22, 1818 - January 19, 1819, 1818-1819 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. Notes on the lectures of Benjamin Rush and Philip Syng Physick : [Philadelphia] / taken by John Todd, 1808-1809. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn Horner, William E. (William Edmonds), 1793-1853. Letter, 1839, Aug. 6 : Philadelphia, to Joseph B. Boyd, Cincinnati. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
referencedIn Dorsey, Elizabeth. Letter : Philadelphia, Pa., to Mrs. Henry W. Physick, Rising Sun Post Office, Nottingham, Md., 1807 Nov. 5. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. Lectures on surgery, by Philip S. Physick and John S. Dorsey., 1809-1811, taken by J.R. Butler in the sessions of 1809, 1810, 1811, and copied by Wm. F. Irwin. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. Manuscript notes on his lectures, between 1805 and 1819. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Peters, Richard, 1780-1848. Letter to Joseph Story [manuscript], 1835, June 14. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Adams, John, d. 1855. [Collection of 19th-century matriculation tickets, lecture admission cards, schedule cards, and graduation tickets from various colleges of medicine and pharmacy.]. Library company of Philadelphia
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. Letter to James Gowen, 1844. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Conner, Susan Dillwyn Physick. Conner Family Papers, 1816-1903 1832-1856. Independence Seaport Museum
referencedIn Medical history documents, 1776-1842. Indiana Historical Society Library
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. Lectures, on Surgery, by Philip S. Physick, M.D., In the, University of Pennsylvania, Anno Domini 1811-12, 1811-1812 (inclusive). Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. Abstracts from lectures on surgery : [Philadelphia] / Philip Syng Physick, 1818-1819. National Library of Medicine
creatorOf Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. Letter, 1798 August 13 to Drs. Physick & Cooper. Houston Academy of Medicine, Texas Medical Center, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library
referencedIn Darlington, William, 1782-1863. Notes taken from the lectures of Philip Syng Physick, M.D., on surgery, 1803-1804 / by William Darlington. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Elmer, William, 1788-1836. Notes on surgery taken from the lectures of Philip Syng Physick, M.D., professor of surgery in the University of Pennsylvania, 1808-1810 / taken by William Elmer. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Meredith, Samuel, 1741-1817. Papers, 1775-1808. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. Papers, 1774-1959, [bulk 1798-1835]. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. Lecture notes and addresses, 1785-ca. 1819. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837. Certified copy of the deed of partition of the estate of Philip Syng Physick and related documents : manuscript, 1840-1906. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Gibson, William, 1788-1868. [Lecture notes on surgery] bulk, 1837-1839. Newberry Library
creatorOf Monro, Alexander, 1733-1817. Lectures on anatomy, physiology, and surgery, ca. 1791-1792. University of Pennsylvania Library
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associatedWith Biddle family. family
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associatedWith Briscoe, John Hanson, 1789-1855. person
associatedWith Butler, James R. person
associatedWith Carson, Marian S., person
associatedWith Carson, Marian S., person
associatedWith Carson, Marian S., collector. person
associatedWith Carter, George. person
associatedWith Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853. person
associatedWith Clark, Russel. person
associatedWith Clift, William, 1775-1849. person
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associatedWith Conner, Susan Dillwyn. person
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associatedWith Nancrede, Joseph G. (Joseph Guerard), 1793-1857. person
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associatedWith Physick, Edmund, 1725 or 6-1804. person
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associatedWith Randolph, J. (Jacob), 1796-1848. person
associatedWith Randolph, Sarah Emlen Physick. person
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Liverpool, England
United States
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Subject
Medical education
Medical education
General Surgery
General Surgery
Manuscripts, American
Medicine
Medicine
Medicine
Medicine
Portraits
Surgery
Surgery
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Birth 1768-07-07

Death 1837-12-15

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