Thomas W. Evans
Thomas W. Evans | |
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| Born | December 23, 1823 |
| Died | November 14, 1897 (aged 73) Paris |
| Resting place | Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Dentist |
| Awards | Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur. |
Thomas Wiltberger Evans (December 23, 1823 – November 14, 1897) was a dentist. He performed dental procedures on many heads of state, including Napoleon III,[1] and received numerous medals for his dentistry,[2] including the Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur.[3] He is noted for popularizing a number of techniques that have since become standard, including the use of amalgam fillings and of nitrous oxide.[4]
In 1868, Evans helped found the American Register, the first American newspaper published in Paris.[5] In 1884 he published the first English translation of the memoirs of Heinrich Heine, to which he also wrote the introduction.[3]
He was famous for having assisted the Empress Eugénie in escaping from Paris in 1870, along with Joseph Bonapartes grandson Louis Joseph Benton, after the Battle of Sedan.[3][6]
He died in Paris,[1][3] where he had lived for many years, and was buried in Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia. In his will, he left money and land for the founding of what was to become the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
References
- ^ a b The New York Times
- ^ The New York Times: "The doctor had every kind of decoration...the orders he received number over 200."
- ^ a b c d Johnson
- ^ Reichhold, Nicolette (2014). James Ernest Heesom (1837–1927): A Yorkshire dentist in Paris. ISBN 978-1495330575.
- ^ Hamon
- ^ The New York Times: "Dr. Evans was best known for his rescue of the Empress Eugénie..."
- Hamon, Count Louis (1905), "The Oldest English Newspaper in Paris", in Ingram, William H. (ed.), Who's who in Paris Anglo-American colony: a biographical dictionary of the leading members of the Anglo-American colony of Paris, 1905, The American Register, p. 121, retrieved 2009-06-12
- "Dr. Thomas W. Evans Dead", The New York Times, New York, NY, p. 7, November 16, 1897, retrieved 2009-06-12
- Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1904), "Thomas William Evans", The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, vol. 4, Boston, Massachusetts: The Biographical Society, retrieved 2009-06-12
- Hughes, Samuel (November–December 1999), "Crowns and Confidences", The Pennsylvania Gazette, 98 (2), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, archived from the original on July 30, 2010, retrieved 2013-04-15
- David McCullough, The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, Simon & Schuster, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4165-7176-6
External links
- Finding aid to the Thomas W. Evans papers at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries
- PFA International Hall of Fame of Dentistry
