James Lind, his place in medical history / Louis Harry Roddis
Abstract
"To be read at the dedication of a bronze plaque commemorating the bicentenary of the publication of 'A treatise of the scurvy.'"
Dates
- Creation: 1953
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 box)
Creator
- Roddis, Louis Harry (Person)
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Language of Materials
Collection materials primarily in English
Restrictions
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Biographical Note
Captain Louis Harry Roddis, 1886-, served as a surgeon in the U.S. Navy from 1913 until his retirement in 1950. He was primarily interested in tropical medicine. Roddis also wrote Edward Jenner and the discovery of the smallpox vaccination (1930), William Withering: the introduction of digitalis into medical practice (1936), Short history of nautical medicine (1941), and James Lind, founder of nautical medicine (1950).
Collection Summary
"To be read at the dedication of a bronze plaque commemorating the bicentenary of the publication of 'A treatise of the scurvy.'"
Abstract
"To be read at the dedication of a bronze plaque commemorating the bicentenary of the publication of 'A treatise of the scurvy.'"
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Provenance
Unknown.
General
- Processed by
- HMD staff; Jim Labosier
- Processing Completed
- 2002
- Encoded by
- Jim Labosier
- Title
- Finding Aid to James Lind, his place in medical history / Louis Harry Roddis, 1953
- Status
- Unverified Partial Draft
- Author
- HMD staff; Jim Labosier
- Date
- 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
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