George Sumner Huntington Explained

George Sumner Huntington
Birth Date:March 21, 1861
Birth Place:Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation:Professor, Doctor
Nationality:American
Genre:Science, Medicine

Dr. George Sumner Huntington (March 21, 1861[1] – January 5, 1927[1]) was a medical doctor, a researcher into comparative anatomy, and a college professor. For thirty-five years he was a professor of anatomy at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.[2] [3]

He had attended the college he taught at and graduated in 1897 with honors, winning 1st place in both the Harsen prize for Clinical Reports and for Proficiency in Examination.[4] Among other degrees he received was an honorary Bachelor of Laws from Jefferson Medical College in 1907.[5]

Personal life

Huntington was the son of Hezekiah Huntington and Katherine Brinley Sumner Huntington. He received his early education in Newport, Rhode Island and Baden. In 1885, he married Annie McNair Elderkin in Brattleboro, Vermont.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Hrdlička . Aleš . Aleš Hrdlička . Biographical Memoir of George Sumner Huntington 1861-1827 . . XVIII, Eleventh Memoir . 249 . . . 1937 . 11825701 . PDF.
  2. Encyclopedia: Hrdlička . Aleš . Aleš Hrdlička . Biographical Memoir of George Sumner Huntington 1861-1827 . . XVIII, Eleventh Memoir . 257 . . . 1937 . 11825701 . PDF.
  3. van der Weiden RM . George Huntington and George Sumner Huntington. A tale of two doctors . . 11 . 2 . 297–304 . 1989 . 2534642 .
  4. News: YOUNG RECRUITS OF MEDICINE; COMMENCEMENT OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. . . May 14, 1884 .
  5. Charles F. W. McClure . Charles F. W. McClure . . George Sumner Huntington: An Appreciation . 39 . 3 . . . 1927 . 1553-0795 . 10.1002/aja.1000390302 . 355–377.
  6. https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica02marq/page/576/mode/2up HUNTINGTON, George Sumner