Letters, 1885-1919.

Mitchell, Silas Weir, 1829-1914

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Silas Weir Mitchell was a Philadelphia physician and author. After graduating from medical school, he studied in Europe, joined his father's practice, and ran Turner's Lane Hospital in Philadelphia during the Civil War, becoming the preeminent American neurologist of his generation. In addition to numerous medical papers and texts, he published popular novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. Born on 15 Feb. 1829, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a son of physician John Kear...

College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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The Francis Clark Wood Institute for the History of Medicine was established in 1976 to promote to the scholarly community the rich historical resources of the College's historical library and the Mütter Museum. The Institute sponsors conferences, occasional seminars, and short-term travel grants to researchers who require the resources of the museum and library. According to the History of Science Society, “the Wood Institute is the historical programming arm of the College of Phys...

Futcher, Thomas B. (Thomas Barnes), 1871-1938

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Convict. Arrived in W.A. on the "William Jardine", 1 August 1852. From the description of Letter, 1852 Sept. 2 [manuscript]. 1852. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 762863869 ...

Jefferys, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1871-1945

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Krumbhaar, E. B. (Edward Bell), 1882-1966

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Edward Bell Krumbhaar (1882-1966) was a distinguished pathologist and cardiac physician, as well as one of Philadelphia’s leading historians of medicine. A founder of both the Section on Medical History of the College of Physicians and the American Association of the History of Medicine (AAHM), Krumbhaar also served as president of the College and of the AAHM. Krumbhaar was born on August 1, 1882 in Philadelphia. He graduated from the Groton School in Massachusetts; from...

Pepper, William, 1874-1947

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William Pepper, Philadelphia, Pa., medical educator, was born on 14 May 1874. He married (1) Mary Godfrey (d. 1918), then (2) Phoebe S. Voorhees Drayton. Pepper died on 3 Dec. 1947. William Pepper attended the University of Pennsylvania, receiving an A.B. in 1894 and M.D. in 1897. He joined the faculty of the University's medical school in 1899 and was its dean, 1912-1945. During World War I, he was the commanding officer of Base Hospital 74. William Pepper was a Fellow ...

Keen, William W. (William Williams), 1837-1932

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Surgeon of Philadelphia. From the description of Letter, 1864, Jan. 27 : Philadelphia, to Dr. Brinton. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34847965 William Williams Keen (1837-1932) was a prominent neurological pathologist from Philadelphia, and the first brain surgeon in the United States. Keen gained national attention for his then-secret surgery performed on President Grover Cleveland in 1893. From the description of William Williams Keen's material related...

Wood, Horatio C. (Horatio Charles), 1874-1958

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Hinsdale, Guy, 1858-1948

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Guy Hinsdale was born on 26 Oct. 1858 in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Theodore and Grace (Webster) Hinsdale. He married Mary P. Graham on 11 March 1890; they had one daughter. Hinsdale died in Charlottesville, Va., on 27 April 1948. Hinsdale attended Amherst College where he received an A.B. (1878) and an A.M. (1881). He received his M.D. from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1881. After graduation, Hinsdale set up private practice in Philadelphia where he became Assistant Physi...

Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919

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Born in Ontario, Canada, Dr. Osler was received his medical from McGill University in 1872. He became Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's first professor of medicine in 1889. Author of The Principles and Practices of Medicine (1892), Osler has been celled the father of psychosomatic medicine and the "most influential physician in history." From the description of Sir William Osler press clippings, 1905-1920. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14312601 ...