This book provides wide ranging and comprehensive biographical sketches of forty-two doctors who are best known to the public for their contributions to fields outside of medicine. Largely written by members of the medical profession, the selection of doctors discussed here are those who are, or were, well-known to the public for their contributions to their non-medical fields of choice. In many cases, the readers may have been unaware that well known professionals in fields such as literature, exploration, business, sports, and entertainment was medically qualified.
This book provides wide ranging and comprehensive biographical sketches of forty-two doctors who are best known to the public for their contributions to fields outside of medicine. Largely written by members of the medical profession, the selection of doctors discussed here are those who are, or were, well-known to the public for their contributions to their non-medical fields of choice. In many cases, the readers may have been unaware that well known professionals in fields such as literature, exploration, business, sports, and entertainment was medically qualified.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Edited by David K. C. Cooper - Foreword by Howard Dean - Contributions by James E. Bailey; Paul Berman; Charles S. Bryan; John D. Bullock; Amy L. Cooper; Peter E. Dans; J. Gordon Frierson; J. Michael Fuller; James R. Johnston; Joseph W. Lella; Michael E.
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CONTENTS Foreword (Howard Dean, MD) Acknowledgements (David K.C. Cooper) Table of Contents List of Illustrations Introduction (David K.C. Cooper) Chapter 1 St. Luke (1st century AD) The Most Widely Read Physician (T. Jock Murray) Chapter 2 Dante Alighieri (1265 1321) Physician of the Soul (James E. Bailey) Chapter 3 Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 1543) Celestial Physician (Michael E. Moran) Chapter 4 John Locke (1632 1704) Philosopher and Political Theorist (Barry Silverman) Chapter 5 Hans Sloane (1660 1753) The Ultimate Collector (Paul Berman) Chapter 6 Thomas Dover (1660 1742) Buccaneer on the High Seas (David K.C. Cooper) Chapter 7 Physician Patriots The Doctors Who Signed the American Declaration of Independence: Josiah Bartlett (1729 1795), Lyman Hall (1724 1790), Benjamin Rush (1745 1813), Matthew Thornton (1714 1803), Oliver Wolcott (1726 1797) (James R. Johnston) Chapter 8 Mungo Park (1771 1806) Explorer of West Africa (Robert P. Turk) Chapter 9 Thomas Young (1773 1829) The Smartest Person Ever? (Michael E. Moran) Chapter 10 Peter Mark Roget (1779 1869) And His Thesaurus (T. Jock Murray) Chapter 11 John Keats (1795 1821) Romantic Poet (Joseph B. VanderVeer Jr.) Chapter 12 Abraham Gesner (1797 1864) Father of the Petroleum Industry (T. Jock Murray) Chapter 13 Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 1894) Writer and Philosopher (Charles S. Bryan) Chapter 14 David Livingstone (1813 1873) Explorer of Africa (Mabel L. Purkerson) Chapter 15 Alexander Borodin (1834 1887) Russian Composer (Paul Berman) Chapter 16 William Chester Minor (1834 1920) Murderer and Maestro of Words (Clyde Partin) Chapter 17 John Henry "Doc" Holliday (1851 1887) Tombstone Legend (Sandra W. Moss) Chapter 18 John Harvey Kellogg (1852 1943) Of Cereal Fame (J. Gordon Frierson) Chapter 19 Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 1930) Creator of Sherlock Holmes (James G. Ravin) Chapter 20 Anton Chekhov (1860 1904) Russian Writer (Joseph B. VanderVeer Jr.) Chapter 21 Leonard Wood (1860 1927) Controversial Military Leader (J. Gordon Frierson and Daniel Morgan) Chapter 22 Sun Yat sen (1866 1925) Reformer and Revolutionary (J. Gordon Frierson) Chapter 23 Edward Wilson (1872 1912) Antarctic Explorer, Painter, and Naturalist (Jessie L. Ternberg) Chapter 24 W. Somerset Maugham (1874 1965) Teller of Tales (Angela Nicholls) Chapter 25 Albert Schweitzer (1875 1965) Organist, Theologian, and Nobel Laureate (J. Michael Fuller) Chapter 26 Archibald Joseph (A. J.) Cronin (1896 1981) Best selling Novelist (Peter E. Dans) Chapter 27 Jules Stein (1896 1981) Visionary Extraordinaire (Rob H. Stone and Marvin J. Stone) Chapter 28 Armand Hammer (1898 1990) Businessman Extraordinaire (David K.C. Cooper) Chapter 29 Henry Stallard (1901 1973) The 1924 Paris Olympics and Chariots of Fire (John D. Bullock) Chapter 30 Boyd Neel (1905 1981) Medicine or Music? (C. Peter W. Warren) Chapter 31 Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928 1967) Iconic Revolutionary (Amy L. Cooper) Chapter 32 Roger Bannister (1929 ) The Four minute Mile (David K.C. Cooper) Chapter 33 Graham Chapman (1941 1989) From Medicine to Monty Python (David Cooper) Chapter 34 Abraham Verghese (1955 ) His Own Countries, His Own Profession (Joseph W. Lella) Chapter 35 Khaled Hosseini (1965 ) Novelist and Humanitarian (Joseph W. Lella) Medical students who did not complete their studies Chapter 36 Roald Amundsen (1872 1928) Polar Explorer (J. Michael Fuller) Chapter 37 Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler (1875 1962) Violinist and Composer (J. Michael Fuller) Chapter 38 Lu Xun (1881 1936) The Pen Is Mightier Than the Scalpel (C. Peter W. Warren) Appendix 1 Who Could Have Been Chosen? (David K.C. Cooper) Appendix 2 Selected Physicians from Thomas Monro's Collection of More Than Five hundred Who Were Noted for Their Achievements Outside of Medicine (David K.C. Cooper) About the Contributors
CONTENTS Foreword (Howard Dean, MD) Acknowledgements (David K.C. Cooper) Table of Contents List of Illustrations Introduction (David K.C. Cooper) Chapter 1 St. Luke (1st century AD) The Most Widely Read Physician (T. Jock Murray) Chapter 2 Dante Alighieri (1265 1321) Physician of the Soul (James E. Bailey) Chapter 3 Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 1543) Celestial Physician (Michael E. Moran) Chapter 4 John Locke (1632 1704) Philosopher and Political Theorist (Barry Silverman) Chapter 5 Hans Sloane (1660 1753) The Ultimate Collector (Paul Berman) Chapter 6 Thomas Dover (1660 1742) Buccaneer on the High Seas (David K.C. Cooper) Chapter 7 Physician Patriots The Doctors Who Signed the American Declaration of Independence: Josiah Bartlett (1729 1795), Lyman Hall (1724 1790), Benjamin Rush (1745 1813), Matthew Thornton (1714 1803), Oliver Wolcott (1726 1797) (James R. Johnston) Chapter 8 Mungo Park (1771 1806) Explorer of West Africa (Robert P. Turk) Chapter 9 Thomas Young (1773 1829) The Smartest Person Ever? (Michael E. Moran) Chapter 10 Peter Mark Roget (1779 1869) And His Thesaurus (T. Jock Murray) Chapter 11 John Keats (1795 1821) Romantic Poet (Joseph B. VanderVeer Jr.) Chapter 12 Abraham Gesner (1797 1864) Father of the Petroleum Industry (T. Jock Murray) Chapter 13 Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 1894) Writer and Philosopher (Charles S. Bryan) Chapter 14 David Livingstone (1813 1873) Explorer of Africa (Mabel L. Purkerson) Chapter 15 Alexander Borodin (1834 1887) Russian Composer (Paul Berman) Chapter 16 William Chester Minor (1834 1920) Murderer and Maestro of Words (Clyde Partin) Chapter 17 John Henry "Doc" Holliday (1851 1887) Tombstone Legend (Sandra W. Moss) Chapter 18 John Harvey Kellogg (1852 1943) Of Cereal Fame (J. Gordon Frierson) Chapter 19 Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 1930) Creator of Sherlock Holmes (James G. Ravin) Chapter 20 Anton Chekhov (1860 1904) Russian Writer (Joseph B. VanderVeer Jr.) Chapter 21 Leonard Wood (1860 1927) Controversial Military Leader (J. Gordon Frierson and Daniel Morgan) Chapter 22 Sun Yat sen (1866 1925) Reformer and Revolutionary (J. Gordon Frierson) Chapter 23 Edward Wilson (1872 1912) Antarctic Explorer, Painter, and Naturalist (Jessie L. Ternberg) Chapter 24 W. Somerset Maugham (1874 1965) Teller of Tales (Angela Nicholls) Chapter 25 Albert Schweitzer (1875 1965) Organist, Theologian, and Nobel Laureate (J. Michael Fuller) Chapter 26 Archibald Joseph (A. J.) Cronin (1896 1981) Best selling Novelist (Peter E. Dans) Chapter 27 Jules Stein (1896 1981) Visionary Extraordinaire (Rob H. Stone and Marvin J. Stone) Chapter 28 Armand Hammer (1898 1990) Businessman Extraordinaire (David K.C. Cooper) Chapter 29 Henry Stallard (1901 1973) The 1924 Paris Olympics and Chariots of Fire (John D. Bullock) Chapter 30 Boyd Neel (1905 1981) Medicine or Music? (C. Peter W. Warren) Chapter 31 Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928 1967) Iconic Revolutionary (Amy L. Cooper) Chapter 32 Roger Bannister (1929 ) The Four minute Mile (David K.C. Cooper) Chapter 33 Graham Chapman (1941 1989) From Medicine to Monty Python (David Cooper) Chapter 34 Abraham Verghese (1955 ) His Own Countries, His Own Profession (Joseph W. Lella) Chapter 35 Khaled Hosseini (1965 ) Novelist and Humanitarian (Joseph W. Lella) Medical students who did not complete their studies Chapter 36 Roald Amundsen (1872 1928) Polar Explorer (J. Michael Fuller) Chapter 37 Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler (1875 1962) Violinist and Composer (J. Michael Fuller) Chapter 38 Lu Xun (1881 1936) The Pen Is Mightier Than the Scalpel (C. Peter W. Warren) Appendix 1 Who Could Have Been Chosen? (David K.C. Cooper) Appendix 2 Selected Physicians from Thomas Monro's Collection of More Than Five hundred Who Were Noted for Their Achievements Outside of Medicine (David K.C. Cooper) About the Contributors
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