f/o James Jr., uncle of John B. S. Swett; studied under Dr. E. A. Holyoke, Salem; Created M.D. 1809 by Harvard; Prof. at Harvard
The information above provided by Judy Reamy who so kindly transferred the memorial to me.
James Jackson (1777-1867, FAG Memorial# 13832012), "the first chairman of clinical medicine at Harvard and, while still a medical student, an ardent supporter of the newly developed smallpox vaccination, played an important role in the development of medical care and medical education in Massachusetts. Jackson studied under Sir Astley Paston Cooper (1768-1841, FAG Memorial# 124231815) at Guy's Hospital in London where he formed a lasting friendship with another American student, John Collins Warren (1778-1856, FAG Memorial# 56332914). Together they cooperated in a number of professional enterprises including the pharmacopoeia of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the founding of the Medical Improvement Society of Boston."
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Title page of a book entitled "A Memoir of James Jackson, Jr., M.D. With Extracts From His Letters to His Father and Medical Cases Collected By Him" written in 1835 to celebrate and commemorate the short life of his son who died one month after receiving his M.D. degree.
The information above provided by Judy Reamy who so kindly transferred the memorial to me.
James Jackson (1777-1867, FAG Memorial# 13832012), "the first chairman of clinical medicine at Harvard and, while still a medical student, an ardent supporter of the newly developed smallpox vaccination, played an important role in the development of medical care and medical education in Massachusetts. Jackson studied under Sir Astley Paston Cooper (1768-1841, FAG Memorial# 124231815) at Guy's Hospital in London where he formed a lasting friendship with another American student, John Collins Warren (1778-1856, FAG Memorial# 56332914). Together they cooperated in a number of professional enterprises including the pharmacopoeia of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the founding of the Medical Improvement Society of Boston."
To the right:
Title page of a book entitled "A Memoir of James Jackson, Jr., M.D. With Extracts From His Letters to His Father and Medical Cases Collected By Him" written in 1835 to celebrate and commemorate the short life of his son who died one month after receiving his M.D. degree.
f/o James Jr., uncle of John B. S. Swett; studied under Dr. E. A. Holyoke, Salem; Created M.D. 1809 by Harvard; Prof. at Harvard
The information above provided by Judy Reamy who so kindly transferred the memorial to me.
James Jackson (1777-1867, FAG Memorial# 13832012), "the first chairman of clinical medicine at Harvard and, while still a medical student, an ardent supporter of the newly developed smallpox vaccination, played an important role in the development of medical care and medical education in Massachusetts. Jackson studied under Sir Astley Paston Cooper (1768-1841, FAG Memorial# 124231815) at Guy's Hospital in London where he formed a lasting friendship with another American student, John Collins Warren (1778-1856, FAG Memorial# 56332914). Together they cooperated in a number of professional enterprises including the pharmacopoeia of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the founding of the Medical Improvement Society of Boston."
To the right:
Title page of a book entitled "A Memoir of James Jackson, Jr., M.D. With Extracts From His Letters to His Father and Medical Cases Collected By Him" written in 1835 to celebrate and commemorate the short life of his son who died one month after receiving his M.D. degree.
The information above provided by Judy Reamy who so kindly transferred the memorial to me.
James Jackson (1777-1867, FAG Memorial# 13832012), "the first chairman of clinical medicine at Harvard and, while still a medical student, an ardent supporter of the newly developed smallpox vaccination, played an important role in the development of medical care and medical education in Massachusetts. Jackson studied under Sir Astley Paston Cooper (1768-1841, FAG Memorial# 124231815) at Guy's Hospital in London where he formed a lasting friendship with another American student, John Collins Warren (1778-1856, FAG Memorial# 56332914). Together they cooperated in a number of professional enterprises including the pharmacopoeia of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the founding of the Medical Improvement Society of Boston."
To the right:
Title page of a book entitled "A Memoir of James Jackson, Jr., M.D. With Extracts From His Letters to His Father and Medical Cases Collected By Him" written in 1835 to celebrate and commemorate the short life of his son who died one month after receiving his M.D. degree.
