Louis McLane Tiffany was born in Baltimore on October 10, 1844. Dr.
Tiffany began his studies at the University of Cambridge in England, earning a
BA and an MA in 1866. (Another source says he attended Harvard University) He
received his medical degree from the University of Maryland in 1868.
As many others were, Dr. Tiffany was a Resident Physician at the Baltimore
Almshouse. He became a demonstrator of Anatomy at the Maryland Dental College
from 1869 to 1874. He was also a Professor of Operative Surgery and Surgery
from 1874 to 1902.
In 1878, he became the Vice President of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty and then
was president in 1878-1879 and again in 1880-1881.
He was
also the president of the President of the American Surgical Association;
President, Southern Surgical and Gynaecological Association; Visiting
Physician, City Almshouse; Consulting Surgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital; and was Surgeon-in-Chief,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for more than 15 years.
He was
known for initiating the antiseptic approach to medicine and surgery. Dr.
Tiffany was also an important contributor to Surgery of the Kidney and Superior Maxilla.
He was
ambidextrous and a most graceful operator. His lectures were always delivered
informally, sitting on the rail of the amphitheater in a conversational manner,
and without a logical sequence of subjects but interesting and impressive
because of his experience and personality.
Dr. Tiffany died in October, 1916.This portrait was painted by Ellen Emmet Rand in 1903.
he may have attended Harvard, but he definitely went to Cambridge. he enrolled at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 20 August 1863. on 18 March 1865 he won the 120 yards hurdles at the Cambridge University Sports, and was selected to represent the University at their annual match against the University of Oxford, to be held at Cambridge on 25 March. in that match he finished second to Thomas Milvain (Trinity Hall, Cambridge), and Cambridge won the match 6-3. Thomas Milvain went on to become Judge Advocat General of the British Armed Forces during World War I.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. Much of the information in these biographies came from our "Medical Annals of Maryland - 1799 to 1899" which was published in 1901. Most probably, the author personally knew Dr. Tiffany.
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