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Memoir of Dr. John Bell

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 53

Dates

  • c.1872

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.

Copyright and Re-use Information

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Biographical Note

John Bell (1796-1872) was born in Ireland and, after 1810, raised by his uncle John Bell in Petersburg, Virginia. He graduated with a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1817. After serving as a ship's physician, Bell settled in Philadelphia. There he practiced medicine, edited medical journals and lectured at the Philadelphia Medical Institute. From 1851 to 1852 he was chair of theory and practice of medicine at the Medical College of Ohio in Cincinnati. He was a founder of the Pennsylvania Temperance Society and a member of the American Philosophical Society and the Pennsylvania Historical Society.

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Provenance

Unknown.

Creator

Title
Finding Aid to the Memoir of Dr. John Bell c.1872
Status
Unverified Partial Draft
Author
HMD Staff; Jim Labosier
Date
1984; 2002
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English
Edition statement
1.0

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection Collecting Area

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