Thomas Morgan Rotch Explained

Thomas Morgan Rotch
Birth Date:9 December 1849
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Education:Harvard Medical School
Occupation:Pediatrician
Signature:Signature of Thomas Morgan Rotch (1849–1914).png

Thomas Morgan Rotch (1849–1914) was the president of the American Pediatric Society for 1890–91[1] and America's first full professor of pediatrics.[2] He was the great-grandson of Samuel Powel Griffitts.[3] [4]

Biography

Thomas Morgan Rotch was born in Philadelphia on December 9, 1849.[4] He graduated from Harvard College in 1870, and from Harvard Medical School in 1874.[3]

He died at his home in Boston on March 9, 1914.[5]

Legacy

The Rotch sign is named after him.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.aps1888.org/past-presidents/ Past Presidents.
  2. 4556735 . 1972 . Bloch . H. . Thomas Morgan Rotch (1849-1914), America's first full professor of pediatrics: His contribution to the emergence of pediatrics as a specialty . Pediatrics . 50 . 1 . 112–7 . 10.1542/peds.50.1.112 . 39892583 .
  3. Book: The New England Journal of Medicine. 1914. Massachusetts Medical Society. en.
  4. Book: The Harvard Graduates' Magazine. 1914. Harvard Graduates' Magazine Association. en.
  5. News: Dr. Thomas Morgan Rotch . . 2 . 1914-03-10 . 2022-06-12 . Newspapers.com.