William T. G. Morton, the discoverer and revealer of surgical anesthesia, at last in the hall of fame : a vindication.

  • Sigard Adolphus Knopf
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[between 1900 and 1999]
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Credit: William T. G. Morton, the discoverer and revealer of surgical anesthesia, at last in the hall of fame : a vindication. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WILLIAM T. G. MORTON, THE DISCOVERER AND REVEALER OF SURGICAL ANES¬ THESIA, AT LAST IN THE HALL OF FAME— A VINDICATION. By S. ADOLPHUS KNOPF, M.D., NEW YORK. • The Medical Record has been good enough from time to time to publish the letters and comments referring to my humble efforts to get the name of William T. G. Morton, the most outstanding figure in American medicine, into the Hall of Fame. I am sure the whole medical profession is indebted to this periodical and the medical press of the entire country for the publicity given to the matter. The Medical Record may claim to have in no small degree helped in the election of Morton s name as one of the immortals among the great men of our country. The outcome of the recent election must be gratifying to every American physician who is familiar with Morton’s life, his struggles for rec¬ ognition and the sad experience he was made to undergo by those who attacked him during life and those who up to this time wished to withhold the credit for his work. To any one who cares to know more about the sufferings and struggles poor Copyright. William Wood & Company.