Abraham Jacobi is generally recognized as the father of pediatrics in the United States. He was born in Germany and graduated from the University of Bonn in 1851 at a time of political turmoil. He was jailed for 2 years for high treason as a result of his activities as a member of a democratic revolutionary group. He was advised to leave the country to escape additional prosecution. After a brief, unsuccessful attempt to set up a practice in England, he made his way to the United States in 1853 during a period when immigrants from Europe were being welcomed with open arms. He established a practice in the Bowery in New York City, which, at the time, housed a quarter of a million German immigrants and hundreds of thousands of others seeking opportunities in the land of the free. His practice grew by leaps and bounds, and he began...
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March 01 2004
In the Footsteps of Abraham Jacobi, an Early International Medical Graduate: Contributions of a Single South African Medical School to US Pediatrics
Gerald S. Gilchrist, MB BCh, FAAP
Gerald S. Gilchrist, MB BCh, FAAP
From the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and Division of Pediatric, Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation and Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota
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Pediatrics (2004) 113 (3): 601–607.
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April 25 2003
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June 05 2003
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Gerald S. Gilchrist; In the Footsteps of Abraham Jacobi, an Early International Medical Graduate: Contributions of a Single South African Medical School to US Pediatrics. Pediatrics March 2004; 113 (3): 601–607. 10.1542/peds.113.3.601
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