Mott, Valentine, 1785-1865

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Valentine Mott was an American surgeon and medical professor in New York City. He graduated from Columbia College, where he later became a professor of surgery; he also had a very successful private practice. He spent 1834-1841 in Europe. Upon returning to New York he joined the faculty of the new medical department of the University of the City of New York, now the New York University School of Medicine.

From the description of Valentine Mott collection, 1819-1860. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 715266749

Surgeon, father of vascular surgery. He was professor emeritus of surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1852-1865.

From the description of Introductory lecture to a course of lectures on surgical anatomy and the operations of surgery, 1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 50003174

New York surgeon.

From the description of Papers, 1806-1854 and undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 31705970

American surgeon, was born at Glen Cove, New York, on the 20th of August 1785. He graduated at Columbia College, studied under Sir Astley Cooper in London, and also spent a winter in Edinburgh. After acting as demonstrator of anatomy he was appointed professor of surgery in Columbia College in 1809. From 1811 to 1834 he was in very extensive practice as a surgeon, and most successful as a teacher and operator at Columbia University and New York University. He also served on the board of the U.S. Sanitary Commission during the Civil War. He tied the innominate artery in 1818; the patient lived twenty-six days. He performed a similar operation on the carotid forty-six times with good results; and in 1827 he was also successful in the case of the common iliac. He is said to have performed one thousand amputations and one hundred and sixty-five lithotomies. After spending seven years in Europe (1834-1841) Mott returned to New York and founded the university medical college of that city. He translated A.A.L.M. Velpeau's Operative Surgery, and was foreign associate of the Imperial Academy of Medicine of Paris. He died on the 26th of April 1865.

From the description of Valentine Mott correspondence, 1807-1864. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14322853

American surgeon, was born at Glen Cove, New York, on the 20th of August 1785. He graduated at Columbia College, studied under Sir Astley Cooper in London, and also spent a winter in Edinburgh. After acting as demonstrator of anatomy he was appointed professor of surgery in Columbia College in 1809. From 1811 to 1834 he was in very extensive practice as a surgeon, and most successful as a teacher and operator at Columbia University and New York University. He also served on the board of the U.S. Sanitary Commission during the Civil War. He tied the innominate artery in 1818; the patient lived twenty-six days. He performed a similar operation on the carotid forty-six times with good results; and in 1827 he was also successful in the case of the common iliac. He is said to have performed one thousand amputations and one hundred and sixty-five lithotomies. After spending seven years in Europe (1834-1841) Mott returned to New York and was on the founding faculty of the university medical college of New York (New York University School of Medicine). He translated A. A. L. M. Velpeau's Operative Surgery, and was foreign associate of the Imperial Academy of Medicine of Paris. He died on the 26th of April 1865.

[from Love To Know, http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Valentine_Mott and Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine_Mott, viewed 5/31/2007]

From the guide to the Valentine Mott Correspondence, 1807-1864, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine)

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creatorOf Mott, Valentine, 1785-1865. Papers, 1806-1854 and undated. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
referencedIn New York University. Collection of printed materials on the founding of the University, 1830-1982 (bulk: 1830-1860) New York University. Archives
creatorOf Weems, Gregory. [Lecture notes] / Gregory Weems. Newberry Library
creatorOf Mott, Valentine, 1785-1865. Autograph letter signed : April, to Henry Wheaton, 1840 Aug. 20. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Rumsey, William S. Medical student lectures notes - University Medical College [New York], 1844. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
creatorOf 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 Mott, Valentine, 1785-1865. Valentine Mott correspondence, 1807-1864. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn New York University. Office of the Chancellor. Administrative records, 1827-1890. New-York Historical Society
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referencedIn Oliver, James, 1806-1893. Notebooks, 1829 (bulk), 1829-1861 (span). College of Physicians of Philadelphia
referencedIn Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957,. [Map of the area later bounded by 91st and 98th Streets along Broadway, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)]. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
referencedIn Individuals, doctors, surgeons collection, [ca. 1820]-1986. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Earle, Pliny, 1809-1892. Papers, 1806-1897. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
referencedIn Carnochan family. Carnochan family papers, 1716-2007. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Mott, Valentine, 1785-1865. [Manuscript notes of lectures on the theory and practice of physic / by David Hosack, and on surgery, by Valentine Mott, given at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York in 1823 and 1824.]. University of Rochester Medical Center
creatorOf Lecture notes, [ca. 1740-1905] New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn John William Draper Family Papers, 1777-1951, (bulk 1860-1882) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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referencedIn Inventory to the Records of the Rutgers Medical College (New York, N.Y.), 1792-1973 Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Vaché, John, d. 1833. Receipt book, 1817-1857. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Valentine Mott Correspondence, 1807-1864 History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn Notebooks, 1833-1845. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957,. [Map of the area later bounded by 85th and 155th Streets, Douglass Boulevard or Central Park West, and the Hudson River, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)]. New-York Historical Society Library
creatorOf Mitchill, Samuel L. (Samuel Latham), 1764-1831. Papers, 1792-1928. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
referencedIn Washington Square Park (New York, N.Y.), Washington Square Area, and Campus Buildings Image Collection, 1850-1990 New York University. Archives
referencedIn Miscellaneous physicians' case reports, [ca. 1760-1925] New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Notebooks, [ca.1827] New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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referencedIn Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957,. [Map of the area later bounded by 59th and 107th Streets, Amsterdam Avenue and Riverside Park, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)]. New-York Historical Society Library
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creatorOf Palmer, John Saunders, 1804-1881. Lecture notes / Jno. P. Saunders. Medical University of South Carolina Libraries
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creatorOf Earle, Pliny, 1809-1892. Papers, 1806-1897. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chancellor, 1827-1890 New York University. Archives
referencedIn Champion, Moses, d. 1838. Moses Champion letters, 1818-1819. Columbia University in the City of New York, Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library
creatorOf Mott, Valentine, 1785-1865. [Lecture notes] College of Physicians of Surgery of the city of New York, 1825-6. National Library of Medicine
creatorOf Mott, Valentine, 1785-1865. Valentine Mott collection, 1819-1860. New-York Historical Society Library
referencedIn Scientists Collection, 1563-1973 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Mott, Valentine, 1785-1865. Introductory lecture to a course of lectures on surgical anatomy and the operations of surgery, 1852. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn Thomas A. Brayton papers, 1820-1833 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Herbert and Dorothy Metzger, collectors, family papers, 1814-1883. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Mott, Valentine, 1785-1865. Extracts from notes taken by John Titsworth in the winter of 1815 from Motts lectures on surgery at the College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York / transcribed by E. Murdoch, New Haven, September 19th 1816. University of Rochester Medical Center
creatorOf Searing, G. N. Notebook, 1826-1829. Rutgers University
referencedIn Miscellaneous physicians' documents, [ca. 1670-1963], [ca. 1800-1900] (bulk) New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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New York (State)--New York
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Theater
Anatomy
Drama
Dramatists
General Surgery
Physicians
Surgeons
Surgery
Surgery
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Occupation
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Birth 1785-08-20

Death 1865-04-26

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