David Hayes Agnew
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David Hayes Agnew (November 24, 1818 – March 22, 1892) was an American surgeon.
Biography
Agnew was born on November 24, 1818, Nobleville, Pennsylvania (present-day Christiana). His parents were Robert Agnew and Agnes Noble. Agnew grew up as a Christian. He was surrounded by a family of doctors and had always known he was going to become a physician. As a young boy, he had a sharp sense of humor and was very intelligent.
He was educated at
He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1872.[4]
Garfield case
On July 2, 1881, President James A. Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau. He held the position of chief consulting surgeon. When a committee came to give him his money for helping, Agnew said, "Gentlemen, I present no bill for my attendance to President Garfield. I gave my services freely and gratuitously". He was never optimistic about the President's case and was not fooled by fallacious beliefs. This procedure helped create Agnew's reputation.
The Agnew Clinic
The Agnew Clinic is an 1889 painting by Thomas Eakins which depicts Agnew conducting a mastectomy operation before a gallery of students and doctors.[5]
Accomplishments
David Agnew wrote The Principles and Practice of Surgery, covers an experience of fifty active years, and its value, preserving and presenting as it does the life-work of such a recognized authority, can hardly be overrated.[2] It was a three-volume set that he published from 1878–1883. He also helped found the Irwin & Agnew Iron Foundry in 1846.
Death
Agnew caught a severe attack of epidemic influenza in 1890. He never fully recovered. Following this, he had an attack of broncho-vesicular catarrh. On March 9, 1892, he was put to bed for a series of medical problems. After a few days his condition began to improve, but suddenly, on March 12 it became much worse. On March 20, he fell into a comatose condition. Agnew stayed like this until he died at 3:20 p.m. on March 22, 1892. He is now buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery.[3]
References
Citations
- ^ "Penn Biographies: D. Hayes (David Hayes) Agnew (1818–1892)". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- ^ a b c Johnson 1906, p. 64
- ^ ISBN 9780795003462.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ISBN 9780795003462.
Sources
- Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.
- "Daniel Hayes Agnew, M.D.". Philadelphia Hospital Reports. Detre & Blcakburn. 1893. pp. 9–11.
Attribution:
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Agnew, David Hayes". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 64.
External links
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- Agnew, D. Hayes. Practical anatomy: a new arrangement of the London dissector, (Philadelphia, 1856). From the Digital Repository of the National Library of Medicine.
- History of the Life of D. Hayes Agnew, MD LLD, J. Howe Adams M.D., F.A. Davis Company, Publishers (1892)
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