Lewis Atterbury Stimson
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Lewis Atterbury Stimson (August 24, 1844 – September 17, 1917 ) was an American surgeon who was the first to perform a public operation in the United States using Joseph Lister's antiseptic technique.[1]
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Lewis Atterbury Stimson | |
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Born | (1844-08-24)August 24, 1844 |
Died | September 17, 1917(1917-09-17) (aged 73) |
Alma mater | Yale University Bellevue Medical College |
Spouse |
Candace Thurber Wheeler
(m. 1866; died 1876) |
Children | Henry Lewis Stimson Candace C. Stimson |
Parent(s) | Henry Clark Stimson Julia Maria Atterbury |
Relatives | Candace Wheeler (mother-in-law) Dr. Henry Loomis (brother-in-law) Alfred Lee Loomis (nephew) |
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