Samuel David Gross (1805 - 1884)

Born 8 Jul 1805 in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Husband of Louisa Ann (Weissel) Gross — married Mar 1828 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 6 May 1884 at age 78 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Medical Pioneer. A 1828 graduate of Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he would go on to make significant contributions to 19th Century medical knowledge and techniques. He was the first to give systematic course lectures on the topic of anatomy, and was the first to suggest and practice suturing divided nerves and tendons, and treating certain dislocations by wiring up the ends of the bones. He also invented a type of tourniquet, and an pioneering blood transfusion apparatus.

Sources

• Wikidata: Item Q1512038
• Find A Grave: Memorial #11826019
• Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L., eds. (1920). "Gross, Samuel David". American Medical Biographies. Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.

See Also

• "Samuel David Gross, M. D., LL.D., D.C.L.: Late Professor of Surgery in Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia." Kotz, A. L. The Pennsylvania German Society [Proceedings]. Vol XXXIX, pp 6-20 (Easton, Pennsylvania, 1930) Archive.org (Provides family history including lineage)