University of Maryland School of Medicine - Terrae Mariae Medicus (Baltimore, MD)

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For many years Dr. Keirle has also held the position of Medical Examiner and Post-Mortem Physician for the City of Baltimore. His unsurpassed attainments in medical jurisprudence have been frequently drawn upon in this work, and especially when called upon as expert witness in our courts. Dr. Keirle now possesses a record of over two thousand eases, while the total number of post-mortems which he conducted numbers over three thousand. Since the opening of the Pasteur Institute he has been its director, and indeed it is in this department that his life's work has been done. The record of his work will be found in a volume, Studies in Rabies. His work reflects the honesty of a true student of science and this distinguishes his daily life. For years he has come to his laboratory at the same hour, day after day, year after year, without a day's holiday. Dr. Keirle withdrew from general practice many years ago, but his wide knowledge of medicine has stood him in good stead in the treatment of the large number of those whom he has had under his care in the Pasteur Institute. Dr. Keirlc was married january 5, 1870, to Mary Elizabeth jones. Three children were his domain-two daughters, who died in infancy, and one son. His son Nathaniel Garland Keirie, Jr., a devoted son, followed his father's footsteps in the study of medicine, graduating from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1899, with the highest honors. He distinguished himself atithe Baltimore City Hospital, Hebrew Hospital and at Bay Xiew Asylum. as resident physician. He assisted his father in the work of the Pasteur Institute. He died January 5, 1908, of pneumonia, aged thirty-three and one-half years. To return to the elder-neither age nor sorrow has dimmed the brilliancy of his wit or embittered his genial good humor. Both are pervaded by the same kind, benign and tender spirit which has won for him the affection and love of his patients, his pupils, his assistants and his colleagues. It is to him that we wish to dedicate this token of the Class of 1911, with thc sincerest wish and gratitude of the Editorain-Chief and his Board. GROVER C. SWEET. The above is taken from Dr. H. Friedenwald's Biographical Sketch of Dr. Keirle, june 7, 1909, with permission of Dr. H. Friedenwald. ll

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I Nuihanirl CEarla11h livirlr, i-Milli., fIl1I.E., SLE. HE man to whom this book is respectfully dedicated, was born in Baltimore. October 10, 1833. Dr. Keirle was educated in several private schools in his early youth: he later attended St. Mary's Seminary, now St. Mary's College, on Paca Street and Druid Hill Avenue. From this school he was sent to Public School No. 6, then on Ross Street. now Druid Hill Avenue, near Biddle Street. He was then passed to the High School. now the City College. After being here for a short time, he entered Dickinson College, passed through the preparatory and Collegiate departments, spent five years at Carlisle, and graduated second in his class in 1855. Having obtained his A. B. degree, he returned to Baltimore. On his return his thoughts were turned to the study of law: on inquiry he was informed that he was too old to study law. His age then was twenty-two. Thinking that he was not bad enough to enter the ministry, there was nothing left to do but study medicine. He became an office student of Dr. Miltenberger and remained under his preeeptorship for two years, at the same time attending lectures at the University of Maryland. For meritorious and efficient services during a typhus fever epidemic at the Baltimore Almshouse, he was awarded a gold medal and certificate by the trustees, and the Mayor of Baltimore City. Leaving the Almshouse, he took up for a short time the practice of a friend near Gettysburg. After the battle of Gettysburg he served the sick and wounded in the hospital at Gettysburg. During his faithful work here he himself became quite ill. He, therefore, returned to Baltimore, his condition regarded very serious, his trouble being pleurisy, but tuberculosis being suspected. After several months elapsed he was able again to undertake his work. Having recovered his health, he opened an oflice on West Franklin Street. For a while he took up work in dermatology in connection with the Special Dispensary, then located at the northeast corner of Saratoga and North Streets. In March, 1881, he was secured as Physician in Charge at the City Hospital Dispensary. He was soon after appointed Demonstrator and later Lecturer on Pathology and Medical jurisprudence. In 1894 he was elected Professor in these departments. He resigned the chair of Pathology in 1902, continuing to hold the chair of Medical jurisprudence. lu

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rt.1'cSsOr1I Zliarultg illllvmhvra ID CHARLES F. BEVAN, BLD. t' Principles Dean uf the Faculty. 62? BVILLIABI SIMON. PH.D., BLD. Pimfessor of Chemistry. 135 JOHN W. CHAMBERS, BI.D., SOD. I'rfwt'cssOr wwf Priiiciplcs and Practice uf Surgery and Clinical Surgery. t4'J NIXTHIXNIIEL G. KEIRLE, A.BI., BLD., SOD. 1'rufcssOr uf Blcclical jurisprudence and Director Of Pasteur Institute. 4,53 VVILLIAM F. LOCKXVOOD, BLD. Ijwfcssni' nf Principles and Practice Of BI:-clicine and Clinical Bleclicinc. 165 LHIEORGE W. DOBBIX, AB., BI.D Pl'0li6SS1,l1' Ot' Obstetrics and Gyms-culngy. 177 BVILLIABI ROYAL STOKES, BLD. Professor uf Pathology and Bacteriwl-Igy, CS? H.-XRRX' FRIIQDENWALD, AB., BI.D. Prtrfessui' Of Olilltllnlnlulugy Elflll Otnlugy, C97 ARCHIBALD C. H,-XRRISON, BLD. Pl'41l-EISSUT Ot' Anntuniy and Clinical Surgery. 1,105 CHARLES E. SIMON, BLD. l'I'ul'ussui' Of Clinical Pzltlit-lngy and Expt-rimcntal BI:-rliciiie. flll BVILLIABI S. CLXRDNER, BLD. Pre nfcssf mr Oli G ynaecolf rgy. 1.2 and Practice nf Surgery, Clinical and Geiiitu-l'I'in:try Surg ery :uid