Subseries: Fitz, Reginald Heber, 1843-1913. Portraits,, 1865-1930.
Dates
- Creation: 1865-1930.
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Extent
20 photographsBiographical / Historical
Reginald Heber Fitz, known for establishing modern surgical treatment for appendicitis. A.B. Harvard, 1864, M.D., Harvard, 1868. Appointed Instructor in Pathological Anatomy, Harvard Medical School, 1870. Appointed to the Faculty of Medicine, 1873 and promoted to professor of Pathological Anatomy, 1878. Appointed Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Physic, 1892.
Creator
- From the Collection: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
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