Theodore F. Breck lecture notes
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/272
Scope and Contents
Theodore F. Breck's lecture notes on skin diseases were taken
at the K. K. Allgemeine Krankenhaus in Vienna, Austria, during
1868 and 1869. The lecturer was dermatologist Ferdinand Hebra
(1816-1880), the author of numerous works on skin diseases.
Hebra's lectures dealt with the identification, classification,
and treatment of skin diseases. Breck's notes also contain
approximately thirty different prescriptions for medicines and
salves to treat diseases of the skin.
Also included in the volume are notes on gonorrhea and syphilis. These lectures were presented by Emanuel Kohn (b. 1836). Kohn was an assistant of Carl L. Sigmund, Ritter von Ilanor (1810-1883), an expert on syphilis who wrote many works on the subject.
Hebra and Kohn probably delivered their lectures in German; Breck's notes are written in English, but he occasionally inserted German words and phrases.
Also included in the volume are notes on gonorrhea and syphilis. These lectures were presented by Emanuel Kohn (b. 1836). Kohn was an assistant of Carl L. Sigmund, Ritter von Ilanor (1810-1883), an expert on syphilis who wrote many works on the subject.
Hebra and Kohn probably delivered their lectures in German; Breck's notes are written in English, but he occasionally inserted German words and phrases.
Dates
- 1868 - 1869
Creator
Biographical / Historical
Theodore Frelinghuysen Breck was born in Vienna, New York, in
1844. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School
in 1866 and conducted post graduate study in Vienna, Austria,
during 1868 and 1869. For twenty four years, Breck was a physician
at Springfield Hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts. He died
in Springfield in 1904.
Breck was a member of the Harvard Medical Alumni Association, the Springfield Medical Club, the Advisory Board of Harvard Medical School, and the Hampden District Medical Society, of which he was president from 1888 to 1889.
Breck was a member of the Harvard Medical Alumni Association, the Springfield Medical Club, the Advisory Board of Harvard Medical School, and the Hampden District Medical Society, of which he was president from 1888 to 1889.
Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Theodore F. Breck's lecture notes on skin diseases were donated
to the Historical Collections of the Library of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia as part of a larger gift by Mrs.
Paul E. Bechet on 22 March 1973.
The volume was cataloged in 1992.
The volume was cataloged in 1992.
Creator
- Title
- Theodore F. Breck lecture notes
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
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19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
215-399-2001
library@collegeofphysicians.org