Alfred L. Loomis
R00039Alfred L. (Alfred Lebbeus) Loomis (1831-1895) was born in Bennington,
Vermont, and died in New York, New York. He was a graduate of Union College (1851) and
the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons (1853). In 1855, he started a general
medical practice in New York, eventually specializing in internal medicine and diseases
of the lung. In 1866, he was appointed a professor of the theory and practice of
medicine at the University of the City of New York (now New York University). He
continued to practice, write, and teach until his passing. His major works were: Lessons
in Physical Diagnosis (1868), Lectures on Fevers (1877), and A Text-Book of Practical
Medicine (1884).
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Alfred L. Loomis
R00039Alfred L. (Alfred Lebbeus) Loomis (1831-1895) was born in Bennington,
Vermont, and died in New York, New York. He was a graduate of Union College (1851) and
the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons (1853). In 1855, he started a general
medical practice in New York, eventually specializing in internal medicine and diseases
of the lung. In 1866, he was appointed a professor of the theory and practice of
medicine at the University of the City of New York (now New York University). He
continued to practice, write, and teach until his passing. His major works were: Lessons
in Physical Diagnosis (1868), Lectures on Fevers (1877), and A Text-Book of Practical
Medicine (1884).
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