Louis E. Schmidt (1869-1957) Papers 1894-1957

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Louis E. Schmidt (1869-1957) Papers 1894-1957

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Dr. Louis E. Schmidt had a distinguished medical career as a medical educator and surgeon, but is best known for a stormy controversy involving his Illinois Social Hygiene League and medical advertising, which resulted in his expulsion from the AMA. The bulk of the papers relate to the expulsion controversy (1929-1930) but the collection also includes clippings, biographical files, and subject files reflecting Schmidt's interest in issues relating to public health care.

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Schmidt, Louis E. (Louis Ernst), 1869-1957

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Louis Ernst Schmidt was born in Chicago January 18, 1869. His father, Ernst Schmidt, a Union Army surgeon, was Cook County’s first elected coroner and a friend of Joseph Medill, founding editor of the Chicago Tribune. Schmidt received his Ph.G from the Chicago College of Pharmacy in 1889 and his BS from the University of Michigan in 1892. He earned concurrent MS and MD degrees from Northwestern in 1895. He went on to study medicine in Vienna, Breslau, Berlin, Paris and London from 1...

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Illinois State Medical Society.

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Professional organization of Illinois physicians founded in 1850, whose purpose is to promote science and medicine, protect public health and elevate standards of medical education. The organization is part of the American Medical Association. The Society is composed of executive officers, a Board of Trustees, a House of Delegates and individual members. The membership participates in several committees and councils. Meetings are held annually. From the descr...