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Higgins's grandfather was a pioneer physician of distinction in Western New York. [1] Higgins attended Rushford Academy and then Riverview Academy, a military school in Peekskill, New York, from which he graduated in 1873. He then attended a commercial college in Binghamton, New York.
Lall Sawh (born 1951) — Trinidadian surgeon/urologist and pioneer of kidney transplantation in the Caribbean; Martin Schurig (1656–1733) — first physician to occupy himself with the anatomy of the sexual organs. [2] Ignaz Semmelweis (1818–1865) — a pioneer of avoiding cross-infection — introduced hand washing and instrument cleaning
Bethenia Angelina Owens was born on February 7, 1840, in Van Buren County, Missouri to Tom and Sarah (Damron) Owens. [1] When Owens was three years old, her family, including her parents and two siblings, Diana and Flem, left their home to start a homestead on the American frontier.
Stoddard Judd (May 18, 1797 – March 2, 1873) was an American physician, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served 4 years in the Wisconsin Legislature , representing Dodge County . Earlier, he served three terms in the New York State Assembly .
Jesse Bennett (July 10, 1769 – July 13, 1842) was the first American physician to perform a successful Caesarean section, which he performed on his own wife at the birth of their only child on January 14, 1794. [1] [2]
January 28 – James Tallmadge, Jr., American politician (d. 1853) January 29 – John Williams, Tennessee politician (d. 1837) January 31 – Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky, Austrian statesman (d. 1861) February 1 – Joseph Richardson, American politician (d. 1871) February 2 – Mary Anne Talbot, British wartime cross-dresser (d. 1808 ...
George Fisher (died 1820) was an American pioneer, physician, and legislator. Fisher settled in Kaskaskia, Indiana Territory in 1798 and practiced medicine. Fisher may have been from Virginia. He served in the Illinois Territorial Militia during the War of 1812. In 1805, Fisher served in the Indiana Territorial House of Representatives.
Explore the journey of Dr. Bridges, a physician, who paved the way for equality in medicine and inspired generations of healthcare professionals. ... A medical pioneer: the first black physician ...