1st Edition

Medical Obituaries American Physicians' Biographical Notices in Selected Medical Journals before 1907

By Lisabeth M. Holloway Copyright 1981
    522 Pages
    by Routledge

    522 Pages
    by Routledge

    Originally published in 1981, and then again in 1995, Medical Obituaries is an extensive index begun in the 1960s cataloguing biographical data for American physicians from the 18th and 19th century. The book is an extensive index of American physicians and surgeons and contains an extensive list of sources to the medical obituaries of medical professionals from this period. It also provides a list of graduating classes at the American Medical Colleges before 1907. The book in particular provides an extensive collection of references from medical journals. It is arranged alphabetically and will provide an extremely valuable resource to historians and medical professionals, seeking information about American physicians and surgeons working in the 18th and 19th century.

    Acknowledgements

    Preface

    1. Principal Sources Indexed: Journals, Society Transactions, etc., with Materials Used in Support

    2. A List of Graduating Classes at the Medical Colleges before 1907

    3. Elements and Format of the Entry

    4. The Medical Obituaries

    Biography

    Lisabeth M. Holloway