Annual address of the president of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia / by James Cornelius Wilson.

  • J. C. Wilson
Date:
1916
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Credit: Annual address of the president of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia / by James Cornelius Wilson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Society and the Academy of Natural Sciences. In both of these organizations he was until the time of his death an active spirit and efficient officer. He presented many rare and important specimens to these institutions, together with valuable books and photographs. His virile intellect, his generosity, unselfishness and kindliness of manner endeared him to a wide circle of friends. Dr. Fred Harlen Ivlaer, elected a Fellow in 1910, died February 27, 1915. Dr. Klaer was graduated at Amherst College in 1900 and entered at once upon the study of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, receiving his AI.A. degree in 1904. He then became resident physician to the Hospital of the latter institution and was appointed at the close of his service chief resident physi¬ cian, a position which he held for some years, resigning it in order to enter the medical dispensary. He was subsequently placed in charge of this service, which under his efficient supervision became in a few years one of the best organized medical dispen¬ saries in the United States. During this period he was connected with the Medical School of the University, first as an assistant; subsequently as medical instructor, a position which he held at the time of his death. He was active among the younger men in the medical life of Philadelphia, and served for some years as recorder of the Pathological Society. He died of tuberculosis of the meningeal type, the victim of an infection contracted in the discharge of professional duty. Dr. Thomas Hewson Bradford, elected a Fellow in 1884, died June 25, 1915. Dr. Bradford was graduated at the Jefferson Aledical College in 1874. His early interests were in gynecology as a specialty, and he served several years as physician to this department in the out-patient service of the Pennsylvania Hos¬ pital. He did excellent work also in the dispensary of the Chil¬ dren’s Hospital. Meanwhile he acquired a large and important private practice and established a high reputation as a practi¬ tioner. After several years he became deeply interested in the medical considerations of life insurance and gave up his general professional work to accept the appointment as medical director in two important companies, positions which he continued to
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