Baruch, Simon, 1840-1921

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Simon Baruch, physician, was born in Schwersen, Germany (now part of Poland), 29 July 1840, and died in New York City, 3 June 1921. He attended German schools and received a degree from the Medical College of Virginia (1862); was surgeon for the Confederate Army (1862-1865); and practiced in Camden, South Carolina, until 1881, then in New York. He was the Chairman of the South Carolina Board of Health (1880) and was the author of books on the use of hydrotherapy. He married Isabel Wolfe in 1867.

From the description of Simon Baruch papers, 1860-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123402138

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creatorOf Baruch, Simon, 1840-1921. Simon Baruch papers, 1860-1869. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Addresses and articles (bound), 1899-1921. Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Baruch, Simon, 1840-1921. Letters / Simon Baruch. Medical University of South Carolina Libraries
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Medicine
Medicine History 19th century
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Birth 1840-07-29

Death 1921-06-03

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