Ernest Sachs
Ernest Sachs | |
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.jpg) Sachs c. 1943 | |
| Born | January 25, 1879 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 2, 1958 (aged 79) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| Occupation | Neurosurgeon |
| Spouse | Mary Parmly Koues |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | Julius Sachs Rosa Goldman |
| Relatives | Marcus Goldman (maternal grandfather) Henry Goldman (maternal uncle) Bernard Sachs (paternal uncle) Samuel Sachs (paternal uncle) |
Ernest Sachs (January 25, 1879 – December 2, 1958) was an American neurosurgeon. The grandson of
Early life
Ernest Sachs was born on January 25, 1879, in New York City.[2][3] His father, Julius Sachs, was an educator. His mother, Rosa Goldman, was the daughter of Goldman Sachs's founder Marcus Goldman. He grew up in New York City, where he learned to play the cello from the age of six.[3]
Sachs graduated from Harvard University in 1900.[2][4] In 1904, he received a medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he was taught by Professor William Osler, and he completed his three-year residency under the supervision of Arpad Gester at Mount Sinai Hospital in 1907.[2][4] He subsequently spent three more years in Vienna, Berlin and London, where he studied under Sir Victor Horsley and he wrote a treatise about the thalamus.[2][3]
Career
Sachs became practising neurosurgery in New York City.
Sachs was a founding member of The Society of Neurological Surgeons, and he served as its Secretary-Treasurer from 1920 to 1924, and as its president from 1925 to 1927.[2] He served as the president of the American Neurological Association in 1943.[5][4][6] He also served on the board of directors of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.[2] Additionally, Sachs was an honorary member of the Royal Society of Medicine and the Deutsche Akadamie der Naturforscher Leopoldina.[2][4]
Sachs resigned from Washington University in 1949, and he became professor emeritus at the Yale School of Medicine.[3][7]
Personal life and death
Sachs married
Sachs died on December 2, 1958, in New Haven, Connecticut.[5][7]
Works
- Sachs, Ernest (1909). On the Structure and Functional Relations of the Optic Thalamus. London, U.K.: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson. OCLC 42636011.
- Sachs, Ernest (1945). The Care of the Neurosurgical Patient Before, During and After Operation. St. Louis, Missouri: The C.V. Mosby Company. OCLC 3180504.
- Sachs, Ernest (1949). Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Tumors and Care of the Neurosurgical Patient. St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby. OCLC 1133529.
- Sachs, Ernest (1952). The History and Development of Neurological Surgery. New York: Hoeber. OCLC 6739979.
- Sachs, Ernest (1954). Prerequisites of Good Teaching & Other Essays. Hamden, Connecticut: Shoe String Press. OCLC 1548260.
- Sachs, Ernest (1958). Fifty Years of Neurosurgery: A Personal Story. New York: Vantage Press. OCLC 547712.
References
- ^ Witters, Lee A. (Winter 2007). "A Diligent Effort". Dartmouth Medicine. p. 3. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ernest Sachs, Sr., MD". The Society of Neurological Surgeons. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Ernest Sachs Reprints and Instruments". Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
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- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Past Presidents and Vice Presidents" (PDF). American Neurological Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
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