| John Janvier Black | |
| Birth Date: | November 6, 1837 |
| Birth Place: | Delaware City |
| Death Date: | September 27, 1909 |
| Death Place: | New Castle, Delaware |
| Occupation: | Surgeon, writer |
John Janvier Black (November 6, 1837 - September 27, 1909) was an American surgeon and writer.
Black was born in Delaware City. He studied at Princeton University and obtained his M.D. from University of Pennsylvania, in 1862.[1] He was resident physician at Blockley Hospital. He worked as a surgeon in New Castle, Delaware.[1] He was President of Delaware Insane Asylum and instituted Delaware State Hospital.[1]
Black was a farmer and fruit-grower.[2] He authored The Cultivation of the Peach and the Pear. As a surgeon on his country rounds of thirty to forty miles he carried out successful operations with limited equipment.[1] He was a member of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. He married Jeanie Groome Black in 1872, they had two children.[1] His dieting book Eating to Live was positively reviewed.[3] The California State Journal of Medicine noted that "we have been well impressed with Dr. Black's work; physicians may read it with advantage to themselves and their patients."[4]
Black helped found the National Tuberculosis Association in 1904. He was a founding member of the Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis Societyin 1907 and served as president.[5] He died of uremia.[1]