Francis M. Pottenger Sr. Explained
| Francis M. Pottenger Sr. |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Crosby Township, Ohio |
| Death Date: | 10 June 1961 |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation: | Physician |
Francis Marion Pottenger (27 September 1869 – 10 June 1961) was an American physician and tuberculosis researcher.
Biography
Pottenger obtained his MD from the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery in 1894.[1] He qualified A.M. from Otterbein University in 1907 and L.L.D. in 1909.[2] His wife Carrie Burtner died from tuberculosis in 1898 which prompted him to establish the Pottenger Sanitorium in Monrovia, California in 1903.[1] [2] It became the most successful sanitorium in Southern California due to its high recovery rates.[3] Pottenger advocated the use of tuberculin which he believed would create a hostile environment for tuberculosis.[4]
Pottenger founded the Southern California Anti-Tuberculosis League in 1903 for which he was President 1903–1906 and 1939–1941.[1] He was President of the Endocrine Society 1935–1937.[5] In the 1940s, Pottenger was chairman of the Smog Committee of the Los Angeles County Medical Association.[3]
He died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, aged 91.[6]
Family
Pottenger married several times. He married his first wife Carrie Burtner in 1894.[2] He had several children with his second wife Adelaide Gertrude. His son Francis M. Pottenger Jr. was also a physician.
His sister Nellie Maude Pottenger was married to Finis E. Fouts, a soybean pioneer.[7]
Selected publications
Notes and References
- Newmark, Marko R.. 1952. Medical Profession in the Early Days of Los Angeles. The Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly. 34. 2. 168–169.
- https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t50g3z55c&seq=305 Who's Who in the Pacific southwest: A Compilation of Authentic Biographical Sketches of Citizens of Southern California and Arizona
- DuPuis, E. Melanie. (2004). Smoke and Mirrors: The Politics and Culture of Air Pollution. New York University Press. p. 181.
- Koslow, Jennifer. (2009). Cultivating Health: Los Angeles Women and Public Health Reform. Rutgers University Press. p. 91.
- 1961. Obituary Francis Marion Pottenger. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 21. 12. 1618. 10.1210/jcem-21-12-1618. free.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1961/06/11/archives/dr-francis-m-pottenger-sr-an-authority-on-tb-dies-at-91.html "Dr. Francis M. Pottenger Sr., An Authority on TB, Dies at 91"
- Shurtleff, William; Aoyagi, Akiko. (2012). Fouts Family of Indiana: Soybean Pioneers (1882-2012): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook. Soyinfo Center. p. 75.
- 1908. The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Francis M. Pottenger. The British Medical Journal. 1. 2475. 1362. 25277908.
- 1929. Tuberculosis and how to Combat It. A Book for the Patient.. JAMA. 92. 1. 80. 10.1001/jama.1929.02700270084038.
- Baur, John E.. 1952. Review: The Fight against Tuberculosis: An Autobiography, by Francis Marion Pottenger. Pacific Historical Review. 21. 4. 397–398. 10.2307/3635640. 3635640 .
