Lectures of Prof. F.G. Smith, 1874-1875

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The work Lectures of Prof. F.G. Smith, 1874-1875 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in College of Physicians of Philadelphia. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, http://bibfra.me/vocab/marc/Collection, Multimedia, Mixed Materials.

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Lectures of Prof. F.G. Smith, 1874-1875

Inclusive dates

1874-1875

Creator

• Henry, Frederick P., (Frederick Porteous), 1844-1919

Subject

• Lecture notes
• Physiology
• Henry, Frederick P. (Frederick Porteous), 1844-1919 [Donor] (CPP)
• University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Medicine
• Smith, Francis Gurney, 1818-1878

Genre

• Lecture notes

Language

eng

Summary

Two volumes of notes in question and answer format on lectures on the institutes of medicine delivered by Francis Gurney Smith during the 1874-1875 session of the University of Pennsylvania. The main topic of the lectures is the physiology of biological functions

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Biographical or historical data

Frederick Porteous Henry was born on 21 July 1844 in Middlesex County, N.J. He married Josephine B. Nancrede of Philadelphia, Pa., on 24 November 1869. He died in Philadelphia on 24 May 1919. He received his M.D. in 1868 from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York and moved to Philadelphia to set up private practice. Henry held the position of Physician to Episcopal Hospital (1874-1888) and Philadelphia General Hospital (1888-1918), as well as Consulting Physician to Woman's Medical Hospital (1891-1917). He was Professor of Pathology and Microscopy (1882-1885) and Professor of Clinical Medicine (1885) at the Philadelphia Polyclinic Institute. As a writer, Henry contributed to medical journals with articles on trophic disorders and the history of medicine. He was an active member of the Pathological Society of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia County Medical Society. He was elected a Fellow of the College of Physicians on 4 June 1884 and served as Honorary Librarian for almost thirty years (1890-1919).

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