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Frank Slaughter (1908–2001) - American bestseller author, wrote (Doctor's Wives) Tobias Smollett (1721–1771) - author Benjamin Spock (1903–1988) - American pediatrician, wrote Baby and Child Care
Physician writers are physicians who write creatively in fields outside their practice of medicine.. The following is a partial list of physician-writers by historic epoch or century in which the author was born, or published their first non-medical piece, arranged in alphabetical order.
One of William's uncles, Edward Osler (1798–1863), a medical officer in the Royal Navy, wrote the Life of Lord Exmouth and the poem The Voyage. [ 6 ] William Osler's father, the Reverend Featherstone Lake Osler (1805–1895), the son of a shipowner at Falmouth, Cornwall , was a former lieutenant in the Royal Navy who served on HMS Victory .
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (/ h oʊ m z /; August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day.
wrote on medical technique Herodotus (physician) 1st–2nd century CE: Greek: Two doctors, the first a Pneumaticist, the second an Empiricist Hua Tuo: 2nd century CE: Chinese: abilities in acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine and medical Daoyin exercises Huangfu Mi: 3rd century CE: Chinese: compiled the Canon of Acupuncture and Moxibustion ...
Hippocrates once said that "to eat when you are sick, is to feed your sickness". However, potent drugs were used on certain occasions. [32] This passive approach was very successful in treating relatively simple ailments such as broken bones, which required traction to stretch the skeletal system and relieve pressure on the injured area.
In return for his work as a "spokesman", the doctor was awarded the highest presidential honor by Diem. [4] During this period, he wrote numerous letters to his mother, many of which she shared with reporters; the letters were then printed in the local press, including the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. [7]
Ignaz Semmelweis Semmelweis, aged 42 in 1860, photograph by Borsos and Doctor Born Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp (1818-07-01) 1 July 1818 Buda, Hungary, Austrian Empire (now Budapest, Hungary) Died 13 August 1865 (1865-08-13) (aged 47) Oberdöbling, Austrian Empire (now Vienna, Austria) Citizenship Kingdom of Hungary Alma mater University of Vienna Known for Introducing hand disinfection standards ...