Frederick Henry notes on the lectures of Francis Gurney Smith, 1874

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The work Frederick Henry notes on the lectures of Francis Gurney Smith, 1874 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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Frederick Henry notes on the lectures of Francis Gurney Smith, 1874

Inclusive dates

1874

Creator

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

Subject

• Episcopal Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Lecture notes
• Medicine -- Case studies
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Smith, Francis Gurney, 1818-1878
• University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Medicine
• Physiology

Genre

• Lecture notes

Language

eng

Summary

One volume of notes [26 leaves] on eight physiology lectures delivered by Francis Gurney Smith presumably at the University of Pennsylvania, beginning 14 Oct. 1874. Also includes case notes [leaves 27-30] on patients seen by Henry at the Episcopal Hospital and a report [leaves 31-33] on a case of extra-uterine pregnancy. Laid-in are an autopsy report [1 leaf], a brief summary of the case of extra-uterine pregnancy [2 leaves], and a pulse chart [1 leaf]

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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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