John Janvier Black (November 6, 1837 - September 27, 1909) was an American surgeon and writer.
John Janvier Black | |
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| Born | November 6, 1837 |
| Died | September 27, 1909 |
| Occupation(s) | Surgeon, writer |
Biography edit
Black was born in Delaware City. He studied at Princeton University and obtained his M.D. from University of Pennsylvania, in 1862.[1] He was resident physician at Blockley Hospital. He worked as a surgeon in New Castle, Delaware.[1] He was President of Delaware Insane Asylum and instituted Delaware State Hospital.[1]
Black was a farmer and fruit-grower.[2] He authored The Cultivation of the Peach and the Pear. As a surgeon on his country rounds of thirty to forty miles he carried out successful operations with limited equipment.[1] He was a member of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. He married Jeanie Groome Black in 1872, they had two children.[1] His dieting book Eating to Live was positively reviewed.[3] The California State Journal of Medicine noted that "we have been well impressed with Dr. Black's work; physicians may read it with advantage to themselves and their patients."[4]
Black helped found the National Tuberculosis Association in 1904. He was a founding member of the Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis Society in 1907 and served as president.[5] He died of uremia.[1]
Publications edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Kelly, Howard A; Burrage, Walter L. (1920). American Medical Biographies. The Norman, Remington Company. pp. 104-105
- ^ Anonymous. (1909). Obituary: John Janvier Black. Princeton Alumni Weekly 10: 157-158.
- ^ Anonymous. (1907). Reviewed Work: Eating To Live; With Some Advice To The Gouty, The Rheumatic, And The Diabetic by J. Janvier Black. The British Medical Journal 1 (2404): 208.
- ^ A. J. L. (1906). Eating To Live With Some Advice to the Gouty, Rheumatic, and the Diabetic. A Book for Everybody. By John Janvier Black California State Journal of Medicine 4 (12): 333-334.
- ^ Higgins, Anthony. (1982). John Janvier Black (1837-1909): An Ornament to his Profession. Delaware Medical Journal 54 (4): 233-237.
- ^ Anonymous. (1900). Forty Years in the Medical Profession. 1858-1898. Journal of the American Medical Association 35 (10): 638.
Further reading edit
- Dr. John Janvier Black -- Eating to Live. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (February, 1907).
External links edit
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