Letter : Philadelphia, Pa., to Mrs. Henry W. Physick, Rising Sun Post Office, Nottingham, Md., 1807 Nov. 5.

Physick, Philip Syng, 1768-1837

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American physician considered to be the father of American surgery. From the description of Letters : Philadelphia, Pa., to Henry W. Physick, Rising Sun, Md., and Wilmington, Del., 1810 June 29 and 1821 Oct. 25. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 24851622 Philadelphia-born surgeon. A former student of Dr. Adam Kuhn, Physick became known as the "Father of American Surgery." He lectured on surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, where the position of "chair of surgery...

Physick, Henry W., Mrs.

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Dorsey, Elizabeth

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Sister of Dr. Philip Syng Physick and mother of Dr. John Syng Dorsey. From the description of Letter : Philadelphia, Pa., to Mrs. Henry W. Physick, Rising Sun Post Office, Nottingham, Md., 1807 Nov. 5. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 24851651 ...

Dorsey, John Syng, 1783-1818

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John Syng Dorsey, surgeon, was born in Philadelphia on 23 Dec. 1783. He married Maria Ralston of Philadelphia on 30 Apr. 1807; they had one son and two daughters. Dorsey died of typhus on 12 Nov. 1818. As a child Dorsey received a classical education in Friends schools and studied medicine under his uncle, Dr. Philip Syng Physick. He received his M.D. from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1802. He then traveled to Europe to study medicine in London and Paris for two ye...