Clinical notes on uterine surgery : with special reference to the management of the sterile condition / by J. Marion Sims.

  • J. Marion Sims
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1886
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Credit: Clinical notes on uterine surgery : with special reference to the management of the sterile condition / by J. Marion Sims. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    tFrom The American Journal op Obstetrics and Diseases of Wome^ and Children, January, 1S84.] IN MEMORIAM. JAMES MARION SIMS. BORN JANUARY 25th, 1813; DIED NOVEMBER 13th. 1883. No greater shock could have disturbed the medical world than the news of the unexpected death of J. Marion Sims on November 13th, 1883. It seemed as though a cloud had spread over the medical horizon, and as though each one of us had suffered a personal loss. Bat a few weeks ago we had seen him, the genial host, receiving his guests i:i honor of Sir William MacCormac; but little more than a week ago^ the writer had met him in consultation, and on both occasions had taken the opportunity to congratulate him on his ruddy complexion and apparent perfect health, which showed his complete recovery from the severe illness two years ago. No wonder, then, that the news of his sudden death created surprise, con- sternation, and universal sorrow. It seemed incredi- ble that the name of Sims, which from the beginning of my medical career had been as a watchword to me, and had crossed my lips almost every day, should belong no more to a living man, but have passed to immortality. To say who Sims was and to recount what Sims has done, seems unnecessary repetition. Who in the medical profession the world over is ignorant of his