Frederick Forchheimer
Frederick Forchheimer | |
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| Born | September 25, 1853 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | June 1, 1913 (aged 59) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery |
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| Occupation | Pediatrician |
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Edith Perry (m. 1885) |
Frederick Forchheimer (1853–1913) was an American
pediatrician known for describing Forchheimer spots
.
Biography
Frederick Forchheimer was born in
College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York in 1873.[2]
He became an instructor at the Medical College of Ohio in 1875, and founded one of the first clinics for children in the United States. He became professor of diseases of children, and published Diseases of the Mouth in Children in 1892 in which he described his eponymous sign.[3]
He married Edith Perry in 1885 and they had three children.[2]
He became president of the
Jewish Hospital on June 1, 1913, after a prostate operation. He was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.[4]
Forchheimer spots are named for him.[5]
References
- ISSN 0096-6762.
- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XVI. James T. White & Company. 1918. p. 388. Retrieved December 12, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 1-85070-477-5.
- ^ "Passing of Dr. Frederick Forchheimer". The American Israelite. June 5, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved December 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 978-0-7817-5443-9.
Further reading
- "In memoriam : Frederick Forchheimer". digital.cincinnatilibrary.org. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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