Lewis Ashenheim (c. 1817 – 26 November 1858) was a Scottish physician and surgeon.
Lewis Ashenheim | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1817 |
| Died | 26 November 1858 (aged 40–41) |
| Education | University of St Andrews |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, surgeon |
Biography edit
Lewis Ashenheim was born in Edinburgh to Jacob Ashenheim, a Dutch-born Jewish jeweller.[1] He studied at the Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews, graduating from the latter in 1839.[2] He afterwards became a licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Ashenheim subsequently visited Paris, Berlin, and other European cities, acquiring professional experience. He practised for some time in London, lecturing frequently and being an active contributor to the Anglo-Jewish press.
He immigrated to Jamaica in 1843 and settled in Kingston, where he practised till 1850, when he moved to Falmouth, a port on the north coast of Jamaica. In addition to his practise, and lectures more or less connected with his profession, he addressed the public, through the press, on sanitary reform and on compulsory vaccination, of which he was an able advocate. He edited the Jewish monthly Bikkure Hayam: The First Fruits of the West and the newspaper Daily Gleaner.[3][4] At Falmouth he rendered valuable services during an outbreak of cholera.
Selected publications edit
- An exposé of the manner in which the Hebrew language is generally taught in Scotland (PDF). London: John Wertheimer & Co. 1836.
- On precipitate burial amongst the Jews: theologically, physiologically, and morally considered (PDF). Kingston, Jamaica: A. D. Y. Henriques. 1845.
References edit
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Jacobs, Joseph; Lipkind, Goodman (1902). "Ashenheim, Louis". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 178.
- ^ Collins, Kenneth (1988). Go and Learn: The International Story of Jews and Medicine in Scotland. Aberdeen University Press. pp. 42, 50. ISBN 978-0-08-036408-7.
- ^ Collins, Kenneth E. (1982–1986). "Jewish medical students and graduates in Scotland, 1739–1862". Jewish Historical Studies. 29. Jewish Historical Society of England: 87. JSTOR 29779811.
- ^ Berenbaum, Michael; Skolnik, Fred, eds. (2007). "Ashenheim". Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd ed.). Detroit: Macmillan Reference. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4.
- ^ Hurwitz, Samuel J.; Hurwitz, Edith (September 1966). "A Beacon for Judaism: 'The First Fruits of the West'". American Jewish Historical Quarterly. 56 (1): 3–26. JSTOR 23875938.