John Chalmers DaCosta

John Chalmers DaCosta
Personal details
Born(1863-11-15)15 November 1863
Washington D.C.
Died16 May 1933(1933-05-16) (aged 69)
Philadelphia

John Chalmers DaCosta (1863–1933) was an American surgeon and physician.

Life

He was born in Washington DC on November 15, 1863.[1]

After the American Civil War, his family moved to Philadelphia and John Chalmers' interest in surgery began.[1] He studied chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania for two years, and then attended Jefferson Medical College, graduating as class valedictorian in 1885.[2]

Bibliography

His notable books include:[3]

  • Anatomy, descriptive and surgical
  • Atlas and epitome of operative surgery
  • A manual of modern surgery, general and operative
  • Modern surgery, general and operative
  • A new pronouncing dictionary of medicine. Being a voluminous and exhaustive hand-book of medical and scientific terminology, with phonetic pronunciation, accentuation, etymology, etc.

References

  1. 1 2 Peters, Madalyn G.; Berger, Adam C.; Schwartz, Gordon F.; Yeo, Charles J.; Cowan, Scott W. (March 1, 2013). "John Chalmers DaCosta (1863–1933): Restoration of the Old Operating Table". The American Surgeon. 79 (3): 232–234. doi:10.1177/000313481307900318. ISSN 0003-1348. PMID 23461945. S2CID 22936018.
  2. ↑ "10 Notable Jefferson Alumni of the Past : John Chalmers DaCosta". Thomas Jefferson University - Center City Archives & Special Collections |. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Da Costa, J. Chalmers (John Chalmers), 1863–1933 | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.