Thomas Morgan Rotch (1849–1914) was the president of the American Pediatric Society for 1890–91[1] and America's first full professor of pediatrics.[2] He was the great-grandson of Samuel Powel Griffitts.[3][4]
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| Born | December 9, 1849 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 9, 1914 (aged 64) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Education | Harvard Medical School |
| Occupation | Pediatrician |
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Biography edit
Thomas Morgan Rotch was born in Philadelphia on December 9, 1849.[4] He graduated from Harvard College in 1870, and from Harvard Medical School in 1874.[3]
Legacy edit
The Rotch sign is named after him.
References edit
- ^ Past Presidents. American Pediatric Society. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Bloch, H. (1972). "Thomas Morgan Rotch (1849-1914), America's first full professor of pediatrics: His contribution to the emergence of pediatrics as a specialty". Pediatrics. 50 (1): 112–7. doi:10.1542/peds.50.1.112. PMID 4556735. S2CID 39892583.
- ^ a b The New England Journal of Medicine. Massachusetts Medical Society. 1914.
- ^ a b The Harvard Graduates' Magazine. Harvard Graduates' Magazine Association. 1914.
- ^ "Dr. Thomas Morgan Rotch". Boston Evening Transcript. March 10, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved June 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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