Download or read book Biography of Eminent American Physicians and Surgeons (Classic Reprint) written by Richard French Stone and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-18 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Biography of Eminent American Physicians and Surgeons Medical and Surgical Register of the United States, Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, Carson's History of the University of Pennsylvania, the Journal of the Amer ican Medical Association, the Magazine of Western History and other valuable periodicals of the day. The facts relating to the personal history of the living distinguished representatives of the profession included in this work have been contributed by friends, colleagues and those most familiar with the career of the subjects. Many biographical sketches of pioneers in medicine are from the pen of Dr. N. S. Davis, of Chicago, Dr. Chas. E. Cadwalader, of Philadelphia, Dr. Joseph Jones, of New Orleans, and other notable American physicians. Some of these memoirs were in original manuscript never before published, and some were extremely rare and of great historic value, and for all of which we desire to express assurance of our most sincere thanks and especial appreciation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.