Rush Medical College - Pulse Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Daniel CY. tlaelefon. Daniel T. Nelson was born in Milford. Mass.. September 16. lH3tl. He graduated from Amherst at the age of twenty- two and soon after began his medical studies at Harvard. During his course he served in the Mason United States Gen- eral Hospital at Boston as a medical cadet, nurse and house surgeon. He received his degree of M. D. fiom Harvard in U465. and at once went to the front in the army. where he served three months as acting Assistant Surgeon. The war now being over he came to Chicago and began lecturing on Physiology and Histology in C'hicag'o Medical College. with which institution he was connected until IHTH. Two years later he became identitied with Rush Medical College. tirst as Adjunct Professor of Gyneecology. which position he occupied for seven years. when he was elected Professor of Clinical Gvneecology. 'While connected with the Chicago Medical College he was Attending' Physician at Mercy Hospital. Ht- has also been Attending' Gvnzecologist at the XVoman's Hospital and the Presbyterian Hospital. He is a member of the American Medical Association. At-adeiny of Medicine. British Medical Society. British Gvnmcological Society. Chicago Medical Society. Medico-Legal Society. and eXePresident of the Cliic-ago tjyinecological Society. His writings have consisted of articles tor medical journals. He became an Emeritus Professor ot' Rush in IHSUZI. IEUWHYD 1- ll9OllllC5- Professor Edward L. Holmes. President ol' the Facultvot Rush Medical College. was born at Dedham. Massachusetts July SH. ISSN. After leaving the grammar school of his native town he prepared for college in private academies. and in 1542! was giaduated from Harvard College. He then taught tor some time in the Hoxlntijv tMass.l Latin School. In INS-I he oli- tained his degree of Doctor ol' Medicine from the Harvard Medical School. and at once sectm-tl an internship in the Massachusetts General Hospital at Boston. After a ,year in this institution he determined to study abroad. and according'l,v he visited the great schools and hos- pitals of Paris and Vienna. For a year and a halt' he devoted himself to the study of general medicine and Sll1'Q'P1'y. and especially of the diseases ot the eve and ear. On his return from Europe ll4't'Zllll1J to Chicago. and in the fall ot INT-ti lv 1-'- n tt m self principally to his specialty. t,a l1l'2lC'lll't' in this city. devoting' him- In 1858 he founded the Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear lntirmary. and in lstttt was appointed Lectnreron theEve and Ear in the summer school of medicine connected with Rush Medical College. 50