George Sumner Huntington

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For the physician who is the eponymous researcher of Huntington's disease, see George Huntington.
George Sumner Huntington

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Occupation Professor, Doctor
Nationality American
Genres Science, Medicine

Dr. George Sumner Huntington (March 21st, 1861[1]-January 5th, 1927[1]) was a medical doctor, a researcher into comparative anatomy, and a college professor. For thirty-five years he was a professor of anatomy at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.[2]

He had attended the college he taught at and graduated in 1884 with honors, winning 1st place in both the Harsen prize for Clinical Reports and for Proficiency in Examination.[3] Among other degrees he received was an honorary Bachelor of Laws from Jefferson Medical College in 1907.[4]

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  1. ^ a b Hrdlička, Aleš (1937). "Biographical Memoir of George Sumner Huntington 1861-1827". National Academy of Sciences of the United States Biographical Memoirs XVIII, Eleventh Memoir. Washington, D. C.: National Academy Press. 249. OCLC 11825701. 
  2. ^ Hrdlička, Aleš (1937). "Biographical Memoir of George Sumner Huntington 1861-1827". National Academy of Sciences of the United States Biographical Memoirs XVIII, Eleventh Memoir. Washington, D. C.: National Academy Press. 257. OCLC 11825701. 
  3. ^ “YOUNG RECRUITS OF MEDICINE; COMMENCEMENT OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.”, The New York Times, May 14, 1884, <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9401E7D6113BE033A25757C1A9639C94659FD7CF> 
  4. ^ Charles F. W. McClure (1927). "George Sumner Huntington: An Appreciation". American Journal of Anatomy 39 (3): 355 - 377. Baltimore, Maryland: Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology. doi:10.1002/aja.1000390302. ISSN 1553-0795. 

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Persondata
NAME Huntington, George Sumner
ALTERNATIVE NAMES George S. Huntington
SHORT DESCRIPTION American comparative anatomist and professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
DATE OF BIRTH March 21st, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Hartford, Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH January 5th, 1927
PLACE OF DEATH