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John Herr Musser[edit]

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Born22 June 1856 Edit this on Wikidata
Strasburg Edit this on Wikidata
Died3 April 1912 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 55)
Philadelphia Edit this on Wikidata
Resting placeWest Laurel Hill Cemetery Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationPhysician, teacher, writer, pathologist Edit this on Wikidata

Dr. John Herr Musser (June 22, 1856 – April 3, 1912) was an American physician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and professor of clinical medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is known for inaugurating the social services department at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania as well as being the director of the department of research in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Biography[edit]

Early life[edit]

John Herr Musser was born in [[Strasburg, Pennsylvania on June 22, 1856 to father, Dr. Benjamin Musser, and mother, Naomi (Herr) Musser. He came from a long line of physicians, with his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all practicing medicine in Pennsylvania.[1] He attended the Millersville State Normal School before receiving his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1877.[2]

Life as a physician[edit]

Dr. Musser trained as a resident physician at Philadelphia Hospital and then started practicing in West Philadelphia, where he acquired a large number of patients. In addition to this he became an assistant professor of clinical medicine at his alma mater from 1889 to 1898 and then professor of the same from 1898 until his death in 1912.[3][1] Dr. Musser was also the director of the medical research department.[1] He practiced clinically at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Presbyterian Hospital, and Blockley, and consulted at many other hospitals in the region.[3][1]

He started and then was the director of the social services department at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

He was pathologist to the Presbyterian Hospital, and a president of the Philadelphia Pathological Society from 1893 to 1897.[3][1]

Dr. Musser was an active member of several organizations, and was elected president at one time or another of many. In 1899, Dr. Musser was president of the County Medical Society of Philadelphia.[3] Dr. Musser was a fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and was elected president of the American Medical Association 1904–05.[4][5] In turn, he became the president of the American School Hygiene Association in 1909, and he was the president of the Medical Library Association at the time of his death.[3]

Marriage and children[edit]

Dr. Musser married Agnes Harper in 1880, and had five children, with three of them surviving: Naomi Musser, Agnes (Musser) Eckert, and Dr. John Herr Musser, Jr. (1883–1947). Dr. Musser, Jr. also attended the school of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and became a physician, co-authoring the fourth volume of the widely used textbook A Handbook of Practical Treatment.[2][1][6]

Death[edit]

Dr. Musser had a weak heart, and died after a brief illness on April 3, 1912.[1]

Published works[edit]

Books[edit]

  • A Practical Treatise on Medical Diagnosis for Students
  • A Handbook of Practical Treatment
  • "Diseases of the Lungs and Pleura," in Nothnagel's Practice, vol. IV
  • A System of Therapeutics, with A. O. J. Kelly.
  • Internal Medicine, its theory and practice

Journal articles[edit]

Honors, awards, and legacy[edit]

He was awarded an honorary LL.D. from Franklin & Marshall College in 1910.[7]

In 1912, after the death of Dr. Musser and at the request of the original donor, the name of the medical research department at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine was changed to The John Herr Musser Department of Research Medicine. [8]

On April 15, 1914, a bronze memorial tablet with Dr. Musser's face was sculpted by Dr. R. Tait McKenzie and was initially hung in the waiting room of the department of social service in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, given his role in founding the department. [9] [10]

See also[edit]

List related internal (Wikipedia) articles in alphabetical order. Common nouns are listed first. Proper nouns follow.



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He was a fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia from 1882 until his death in 1912. Before his death, he donated $500 to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia Library Fund, with plans to donate significantly more in the future. [19]

Dr. Musser granted that if donations made to the social service department of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania reached $240,000, his estate would give $15,000 to the University of Pennsylvania for the endowment of a research fellowship in honor of Dr. Robert M. Girvin. This goal was reached and the fellowship was established in 1913, "for the purpose of offering an opportunity to individuals who desire to devote a year or more to investigation in the Medical Sciences." [20] [21]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). "Musser, John Herr" . American Medical Biographies . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
  2. ^ a b c General Alumni Society (1922). General Alumni Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania, 1922. University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Packard, Francis R. (Jul 1912). "John Herr Musser, M.D.". Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. 2 (1): 3–5. PMID 16015733.
  4. ^ "Deaths: John Herr Musser, M.D.". Journal of the American Medical Association. 58 (15): 1130. 13 April 1912. doi:10.1001/jama.1912.04260040146020.
  5. ^ "Dr. John H. Musser". The Medical Standard. 26 (6): 317. Jun 1903.
  6. ^ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG6P-ZG5 : accessed 5 June 2019), John H Musser, Philadelphia Ward 9, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 136, sheet 11A, family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1388; FHL microfilm 1,375,401.
  7. ^ College, Franklin and Marshall (1910). Franklin and Marshall College Catalog. Lancaster, Pa.: Franklin and Marshall College. p. 72.
  8. ^ Pearce, Richard M. (14 January 1916). "The Work and Opportunities of a Department of Research Medicine in the University". Science. 43 (1098): 53–63. doi:10.1126/science.43.1098.53. PMID 17768991.
  9. ^ Nitzsche, George E. (1918). University of Pennsylvania: its history, traditions, buildings and memorials: also a brief guide to Philadelphia. Philadelphia: International printing company. p. 146.
  10. ^ Ferree, Barr (1915). A kalendar for Pennsylvania, 1914. New York: Pennsylvania Society. p. 8.
  11. ^ Anders, J. M. (1887). A History of the Medical Class of '77, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: George H. Buchanan and Co. pp. 69–71.
  12. ^ Chamberlain, J. L.; Cheyney, E. P.; Oberholtzer, E. P. (1901). University of Pennsylvania; its history, influence, equipment and characteristics. Boston: R. Herndon. pp. 455–456.
  13. ^ Piersol, George A. (1912). "Memoir of John Herr Musser, M.D." Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. 34 (3): lxxii–lxxx.
  14. ^ "John Herr Musser Professorship of Research Medicine | Endowed Professorships | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania". www.med.upenn.edu. University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Memorial of John H. Musser, M.D., LL.D.". Transactions of the American Climatological Association for the year ... American Climatological Association. 28: xxvii–xxix. 1912. PMID 21408548.
  16. ^ "Dr. John H. Musser". Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. 1 (4): 76. April 1912. PMID 16015731.
  17. ^ Schiffmann, Genevieve; Nemec, Jaroslav (1969). Medical research institutions named after medical men. Bethesda, Md.: National Library of Medicine, Reference Services Division. p. 42. LCCN 75601344.
  18. ^ Gilchrist, Agnes A. (1940). Portraits in the University of Pennsylvania;. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 43.
  19. ^ de Schweinitz, G. E. (1913). Annual address of the president. Philadelphia: College of Physicians. pp. 7, 16.
  20. ^ "Scientific Notes and News". Science. 35 (907): 771. 17 May 1912. ISSN 0036-8075.
  21. ^ University of Pennsylvania: Fasciculus of the Graduate School 1916–1917. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania. Apr 1916. pp. 33–34.
  22. ^ "John Herr Musser, M.D." Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. 166 (15): 581. 11 April 1912. doi:10.1056/NEJM191204111661521.
  23. ^ "John Herr Musser, M.D." Medical Record. 81 (14). New York W. Wood: 677. Apr 1916.
  24. ^ Oberholtzer, Ellis P. (1912). Philadelphia: a history of the city and its people, a record of 225 years. Vol. 4. Philadelphia: J. S. Clarke Pub. Co. pp. 453–455. LCCN 12003843.
  25. ^ McLaughlin, Thomas N.; Richardson, C. W.; Acker, George N. (Jul 1912). "John Herr Musser, M. D." Washington Medical Annals. 11 (3): 173.
  26. ^ "Dr. John Herr Musser". Transactions of the Medical Society of Virginia: 262. Oct 1912.


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