G.V. Black as a scientist [picture]. 1900.

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G.V. Black as a scientist [picture]. 1900.

A photograph of Dr. Black operating his machine for the grinding of microscopic sections of teeth and bone in his laboratory at the Northwestern University Dental School.

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Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Dental School

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For a history of Northwestern University's Dental School, see Clifton O. Dummett and Lois Doyle Dummett, Culture and Education in Dentistry at Northwestern University, 1891-1993 (Chicago: Northwestern University Dental School, 1993). The Dental School closed in 2001. From the guide to the Dental School Student Records, 1901-1980, (Northwestern University Archives) From the guide to the Dental School Student Records (Microfiche), 1905-1995, (Northwestern University Archives) ...

Black, G. V. (Greene Vardiman), 1836-1915

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Dr. Greene Vardiman Black (1836-1915), the acknowledged father of modern dentistry, was born in Winchester, Illinois. His work and contributions to dentistry were all based in Illinois. His career included dental practices in Winchester and Jacksonville, Illinois. Dr. Black taught at several dental schools in the area, and served as the second dean of the Northwestern University Dental School, which became know as the largest and most outstanding institution of its kind under his ad...