John Covert Boyd
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| Known for | incorporating the American Red Cross founding the Kappa Sigma fraternity |
John Covert Boyd (December 24, 1850 – July 7, 1927) was a surgeon and medical director in the
Kappa Sigma Fraternity.[1]
Biography
John Covert Boyd was born on 24 December 1850 near
University of the City of New York. After graduating as a Doctor of Medicine, Boyd was appointed as an assistant surgeon in the Navy medical corp, eventually rising to the rank of Medical Director.[1] In 1902, he became a professor in the Navy Medical College, Washington, where he was second in seniority. Under supervision of the Surgeon-General of the Navy, Boyd compiled a book of instructions for medical officers.[1] In 1905, President Roosevelt appointed Boyd to be one of the members of the Board of Incorporators of the American Red Cross.[2] He died on 7 July 1927 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[3]
Personal life
Boyd's father was William Simms Boyd, who was a graduate of South Carolina Medical College and his mother was Laura Nelson (Covert) Boyd. In 1887, he married Katherine Dorr Willard and had two children, Alice and Walter. They resided in Washington, D. C.[1]
Legacy
- Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine
- Member of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
- Member of the American Medical Association
- Member of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
- Member of the Archaeological Institution of America
- Honorary member of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Supreme Executive Committee of Kappa Sigma, ed. (October 1904). Caduceus of Kappa Sigma. Vol. XIX. pp. 363–365.
- ^ Cunningham, Austin (January 1916). "The American Red Cross magazine". 11 (1). Washington, D. C.: The American Red Cross: 15.
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