Events to Honor the 167th Anniversary of the Birth of John Shaw Billings
- Date
2005-04-12
- Main contributor
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- Summary
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The John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society observed the 167th anniversary of the birth of John Shaw Billings on April 12, 2005 by hosting a program that included presentations by Nancy Eckerman on Indiana’s Civil War Surgeons and John Joseph Cash on aspects of Civil War reenactments including medical reenactment. The program also included a reenactment of a surgery performed by William H. Wishard, a surgeon of the 48th Indiana Infantry Regiment (portrayed by Fred Schaefer). An Indiana native, John Shaw Billings was a Civil War surgeon, medical librarian and hospital designer. He created the indexing system that became Medline and designed the New York Public Library and The Johns Hopkins Hospital, in addition to other projects.
- Contributors
Eckerman, Nancy Pippen; Schaefer, Fred; John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society
- Publisher
Ruth Lilly Medical Library
- Genres
Educational; History; Lectures
- Subjects
Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913; Wishard, William H. (Henry), 1816-1913; Medicine, Military; History of Medicine; Surgeons
- Time periods
19th Century; Civil War, 1861-1865
- Location
United States
- Collection
History of Medicine and Medical Humanities Lectures
- Unit
Ruth Lilly Medical Library
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Physical Description
1 computer optical disc : : , sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 17151263; MDPI Barcode: 40000003829696
Access Restrictions
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