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Administrative papers pertaining to medical courses taken at universities in Berlin and Vienna

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 143

Abstract

Medical school admission cards and administrative papers.

Dates

  • Creation: 1860-1862

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box, 11 items)

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

A son of German immigrant parents, Aaron Friedenwald was born in Baltimore. He studied medicine at the University of Maryland from 1858 to 1860. He continued his education at medical schools in Paris, Vienna, and Berlin from 1860 to 1862. He returned to Baltimore and opened a general practice, specializing in ophthalmology. He also lectured on diseases of the eye and ear at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Baltimore.

Collection Summary

Medical school admission cards and administrative papers. Includes signatures of Friedrich Theodore von Frerichs, Albrecht von Graefe, Bernhard von Langenbeck, and Rudolf Virchow.

Abstract

Medical school admission cards and administrative papers.

Physical Location

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

Provenance

Gift, Harry Friedenwald, 1948.

General

Processed by
HMD staff; Jim Labosier
Processing Completed
1948; 2003
Encoded by
Jim Labosier
Title
Finding Aid to the Administrative papers pertaining to medical courses taken at universities in Berlin and Vienna 1860-1862
Status
Unverified Partial Draft
Author
HMD staff; Jim Labosier
Date
1948; 2003
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 Collections Collecting Area

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