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Fessenden Nott Otis (6 March 1825 –24 May 1900)[1] was an American physician, pioneer in the medical field of urology, and art collector. He studied art in New York and was a teacher of drawing and perspective before entering medical school.
Fessenden Nott Otis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 March 1825 |
| Died | 24 May 1900 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | urology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | medicine |
Medical career edit
Otis studied at the University of the City of New York, then at the New York Medical College, from which he graduated in 1852.[2] He worked as a ship's surgeon for the United States Mail and Pacific Mail Steamship Company from 1853 to 1861.[2] Otis became a New York City police surgeon in 1862, and he was the Delmit Dispensary's attending clinician and taught as a clinical lecturer, and later a clinical professor, at the College of Physicians and Surgeons.[2] From 1870 to 1872, he served at the President of the Medical Board of the Police Department, a period that overlapped with his position as President of the Medical Board of the Strangers' Hospital from 1871 to 1873.[2] In 1872, he was also President of the American Dermatological Society.[2]
Art Education and Collecting edit
Otis primarily collected Japanese bronze sculpture and late-nineteenth-century American landscape paintings.[3] His collection was sold at auction by Ortgies & Co. at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, New York, on December 4 and 5, 1890.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Obituary 1 -- No Title". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ a b c d e "DEATH LIST OF A DAY". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ "Archives Directory for the History of Collecting". research.frick.org. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ Ortgies & Co. (1890). Catalogue of the private collection of modern paintings and bronzes belonging to Dr. F.N. Otis, of this city.
- Engel, Rainer M; Didusch W P; Moll Friedrich H (May 2008). "[Fessenden Nott Otis (1825-1900): versatile pioneer in urology in the USA]". Aktuelle Urologie. 39 (3). Germany: 184–6. ISSN 0001-7868. PMID 18578085.
- Engel, R M (January 1969). "Fessenden N. Otis (1825-1900)". Investigative Urology. 6 (4). UNITED STATES: 441–2. ISSN 0021-0005. PMID 4886488.
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