Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856

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Name (Latin)
Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856
Date of birth
1778
Date of death
1856-05-04
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Anatomists
Physicians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 52470554
Wikidata: Q969253
Library of congress: n 84803468
Sources of Information
  • LCCN 15-9062: Warren, E. The life of John Collins Warren, 1860(hdg.: Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856)
  • LCCN 07-41734: His A letter to the Hon. Isaac Parker, 1826(hdg.: Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856; usage: John C. Warren)
  • His Description of an Egyptian mummy, 1824:t.p. (John C. Warren, MD)
  • Palmer, J. Necrology of alumni of Harvard, 1864:p. 77, etc. (Warren, John Collins; grad. 1797; Boston physician; professor of anatomy and surgery at Harvard; founder Mass. General Hospital; b. 8/1/1778; d. 5/4/1856)
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Wikipedia description:

John Collins Warren (August 1, 1778 – May 4, 1856) was an American surgeon. He was a founder of the New England Journal of Medicine and was the third president of the American Medical Association. He was the first Dean of Harvard Medical School and a founding member of the Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1846 he gave permission to William T.G. Morton to provide ether anesthesia while Warren performed a minor surgical procedure. News of this first public demonstration of surgical anesthesia quickly circulated around the world.

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