Dr. Frederic Atwood Besley, 76, of 1505 N. Sheridan Road, Waukegan, Secretary and Treasurer of the American College of Surgeons and former president of the organization died yesterday in Victory Memoria Hospital, Waukegan.
A native of Waukegan, he received his medical degree from Northwestern University in 1894 and began practice in Chicago the same year. At the outbreak of World War I, he organized a Northwestern University hospital unit which he headed in France. In 1920 he established the Besley-Waukegan Clinic at 215 N. Sheridan Rd., Waukegan. He was professor of surgery at Northwestern for 25 years.
Source: Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug 1944
Father: William B. Besley
Mother: Sylvia Joslyn
Married on Oct. 6, 1910 to Myra E. Busey (nee Burt)
Frederic Besley, MD, FACS, was intimately associated with the American College of Surgeons from its earliest days. A Chicago area native and 1894 graduate of Northwestern University Medical School, Dr. Besley was a colleague of Franklin H. Martin, MD, FACS, served with Dr. Martin as one of the founders and editors of the journal Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics in 1905. He began his illustrious career as an intern and resident at Cook County Hospital, later became professor of surgery at the Postgraduate Medical School and Northwestern Medical School. He was a staff member and consultant for several Chicago hospitals.
During World War I, Dr. Besley served as chief surgeon of the Northwestern University Base Hospital in France. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the General Medical Board of President Wilson's Council of National Defense. He was commissioned in the US Armed Forces as a major, and retired with the rank of colonel. A founder of the American Board of Surgery as well as the American College of Surgeons, he served the College in numerous capacities including Secretary and Chairman of the ACS Board of Regents. He was instrumental in founding the ACS Committee on Industrial Medicine and Traumatic Surgery and was largely responsible for establishing minimal standards for medical care in industry. An officer of many surgical societies, he served as ACS President from 1937-1938.
For more information on Dr. Frederick Besley's contributions to the American College of Surgeons, see all the College histories and the ACS Archives.
Online February 26, 2007
A native of Waukegan, he received his medical degree from Northwestern University in 1894 and began practice in Chicago the same year. At the outbreak of World War I, he organized a Northwestern University hospital unit which he headed in France. In 1920 he established the Besley-Waukegan Clinic at 215 N. Sheridan Rd., Waukegan. He was professor of surgery at Northwestern for 25 years.
Source: Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug 1944
Father: William B. Besley
Mother: Sylvia Joslyn
Married on Oct. 6, 1910 to Myra E. Busey (nee Burt)
Frederic Besley, MD, FACS, was intimately associated with the American College of Surgeons from its earliest days. A Chicago area native and 1894 graduate of Northwestern University Medical School, Dr. Besley was a colleague of Franklin H. Martin, MD, FACS, served with Dr. Martin as one of the founders and editors of the journal Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics in 1905. He began his illustrious career as an intern and resident at Cook County Hospital, later became professor of surgery at the Postgraduate Medical School and Northwestern Medical School. He was a staff member and consultant for several Chicago hospitals.
During World War I, Dr. Besley served as chief surgeon of the Northwestern University Base Hospital in France. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the General Medical Board of President Wilson's Council of National Defense. He was commissioned in the US Armed Forces as a major, and retired with the rank of colonel. A founder of the American Board of Surgery as well as the American College of Surgeons, he served the College in numerous capacities including Secretary and Chairman of the ACS Board of Regents. He was instrumental in founding the ACS Committee on Industrial Medicine and Traumatic Surgery and was largely responsible for establishing minimal standards for medical care in industry. An officer of many surgical societies, he served as ACS President from 1937-1938.
For more information on Dr. Frederick Besley's contributions to the American College of Surgeons, see all the College histories and the ACS Archives.
Online February 26, 2007
Dr. Frederic Atwood Besley, 76, of 1505 N. Sheridan Road, Waukegan, Secretary and Treasurer of the American College of Surgeons and former president of the organization died yesterday in Victory Memoria Hospital, Waukegan.
A native of Waukegan, he received his medical degree from Northwestern University in 1894 and began practice in Chicago the same year. At the outbreak of World War I, he organized a Northwestern University hospital unit which he headed in France. In 1920 he established the Besley-Waukegan Clinic at 215 N. Sheridan Rd., Waukegan. He was professor of surgery at Northwestern for 25 years.
Source: Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug 1944
Father: William B. Besley
Mother: Sylvia Joslyn
Married on Oct. 6, 1910 to Myra E. Busey (nee Burt)
Frederic Besley, MD, FACS, was intimately associated with the American College of Surgeons from its earliest days. A Chicago area native and 1894 graduate of Northwestern University Medical School, Dr. Besley was a colleague of Franklin H. Martin, MD, FACS, served with Dr. Martin as one of the founders and editors of the journal Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics in 1905. He began his illustrious career as an intern and resident at Cook County Hospital, later became professor of surgery at the Postgraduate Medical School and Northwestern Medical School. He was a staff member and consultant for several Chicago hospitals.
During World War I, Dr. Besley served as chief surgeon of the Northwestern University Base Hospital in France. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the General Medical Board of President Wilson's Council of National Defense. He was commissioned in the US Armed Forces as a major, and retired with the rank of colonel. A founder of the American Board of Surgery as well as the American College of Surgeons, he served the College in numerous capacities including Secretary and Chairman of the ACS Board of Regents. He was instrumental in founding the ACS Committee on Industrial Medicine and Traumatic Surgery and was largely responsible for establishing minimal standards for medical care in industry. An officer of many surgical societies, he served as ACS President from 1937-1938.
For more information on Dr. Frederick Besley's contributions to the American College of Surgeons, see all the College histories and the ACS Archives.
Online February 26, 2007
A native of Waukegan, he received his medical degree from Northwestern University in 1894 and began practice in Chicago the same year. At the outbreak of World War I, he organized a Northwestern University hospital unit which he headed in France. In 1920 he established the Besley-Waukegan Clinic at 215 N. Sheridan Rd., Waukegan. He was professor of surgery at Northwestern for 25 years.
Source: Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug 1944
Father: William B. Besley
Mother: Sylvia Joslyn
Married on Oct. 6, 1910 to Myra E. Busey (nee Burt)
Frederic Besley, MD, FACS, was intimately associated with the American College of Surgeons from its earliest days. A Chicago area native and 1894 graduate of Northwestern University Medical School, Dr. Besley was a colleague of Franklin H. Martin, MD, FACS, served with Dr. Martin as one of the founders and editors of the journal Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics in 1905. He began his illustrious career as an intern and resident at Cook County Hospital, later became professor of surgery at the Postgraduate Medical School and Northwestern Medical School. He was a staff member and consultant for several Chicago hospitals.
During World War I, Dr. Besley served as chief surgeon of the Northwestern University Base Hospital in France. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the General Medical Board of President Wilson's Council of National Defense. He was commissioned in the US Armed Forces as a major, and retired with the rank of colonel. A founder of the American Board of Surgery as well as the American College of Surgeons, he served the College in numerous capacities including Secretary and Chairman of the ACS Board of Regents. He was instrumental in founding the ACS Committee on Industrial Medicine and Traumatic Surgery and was largely responsible for establishing minimal standards for medical care in industry. An officer of many surgical societies, he served as ACS President from 1937-1938.
For more information on Dr. Frederick Besley's contributions to the American College of Surgeons, see all the College histories and the ACS Archives.
Online February 26, 2007
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