Stubbs, George E. (George Eastman), 1839-1909

George Eastman Stubbs, Philadelphia, Pa., surgeon and teacher, was born on 30 Dec. 1839. He received an A.B. in 1861 from Bowdoin College and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1863. After service in the Civil War, Stubbs practiced medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio, then Philadelphia, Pa. He was a founder of the Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia and professor of anatomy, clinical surgery, and surgical pathology there. George E. Stubbs died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 21 Oct. 1909.

From the description of Professional income : March 11th 1863 (M.D. Harvard) to / Geo. E. Stubbs M.D., 1863-1883. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122380219

George Eastman Stubbs was born on December 30, 1839 in Strong, Maine. He earned a Bachelors and Masters degree at Bowdoin college before enrolling at Harvard for medical training. Upon earning his M.D., Stubbs joined the Union army as an assistant surgeon in May, 1863. He served in various locations until his discharge as a captain in June, 1866. He spent the ensuing two years studying medicine in Paris, Berlin and Vienna before returning to the United States and starting a practice in Cincinnati. In 1869 he relocated to Philadelphia. In the early 1880s Dr. Stubbs participated in the founding of the Medico-Chirugical College in Philadelphia, which graduated its first class in 1882. He was a professor of surgery at the college from its inception to his retirement in 1891, when he became Emeritus Professor of Clinical Surgery. Among his other activities, Dr. Stubbs co-founded the Medico-Legal Society of Philadelphia in 1877 and served the Philadelphia Board of Health as an assistant medical inspector. Dr. Stubbs married Annie Bell of Sabbath Rest, Pennsylvania in 1865. Their four children were Martin, Julia, Claribel and Ethel. He died October 21, 1909.

From the description of George Eastman Stubbs papers, 1854-1932. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 280350547

George Eastman Stubbs was born on December 30, 1839 in Strong, Maine. He earned a Bachelors and Masters degree at Bowdoin college before enrolling at Harvard for medical training. Upon earning his M.D., Stubbs joined the Union army as an assistant surgeon in May, 1863. He served in various locations until his discharge as a captain in June, 1866. He spent the ensuing two years studying medicine in Paris, Berlin and Vienna before returning to the United States and starting a practice in Cincinnati. In 1869 he relocated to Philadelphia. In the early 1880s Dr. Stubbs participated in the founding of the Medico-Chirugical College in Philadelphia, which graduated its first class in 1882. He was a professor of surgery at the college from its inception to his retirement in 1891, when he became Emeritus Professor of Clinical Surgery. Among his other activities, Dr. Stubbs co-founded the Medico-Legal Society of Philadelphia in 1877 and served the Philadelphia Board of Health as an assistant medical inspector.

Dr. Stubbs married Annie Bell of Sabbath Rest, Pennsylvania in 1865. Their four children were Martin, Julia, Claribel and Ethel. He died October 21, 1909.

From the guide to the George Eastman Stubbs Papers, 1854-1932, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine)