Henry Jacques Garrigues
Henry Jacques Garrigues (June 6, 1831 – July 7, 1913) was a Danish-born American doctor considered to have introduced antiseptic obstetrics to the United States.[1]
Early life and education
Henri Jacques Garrigues was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to the merchant of French Huguenot origin Jacques Louis Garrigue (1789-1854) and his wife Cecile Olivia Duntzfelt (1798-1863), daughter of Danish merchant William Duntzfelt and granddaughter of Frédéric de Coninck.[2] Charlotte Garrigue, the first lady of Czechoslovakia, was his niece.[3] His first cousin was Malvine Garrigues, the noted soprano.[4] [5]
Career
Garrigues graduated from the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health Sciences with a medical degree in 1869.[citation needed]After graduating, Garrigues moved to the United States where he resided and worked in New York City. He was named an obstetric surgeon at the New York Maternity Hospital and a physician in the Gynecologic Department of the German Dispensary (now Lenox Hill Hospital).[6]In 1877, Garrigues became a fellow of the American Gynecological Society and was made vice president in 1897.[7]
Death
On July 7, 1913, Garrigues died at his home in Tryon, North Carolina, aged 82.[8] He is buried in that city.[9]
Bibliography
- Garrigues H.J. (1882) Diagnosis of Ovarian Cysts by Means of the Examination of Their Contents, William Wood, New York City, NY
- (1886) Practical Guide in Antiseptic Midwifery in Hospital and Private Practice, G.S. Davis, Detroit, MI
- (1902) A Textbook of the Science and Art of Obstetrics, J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, PA
- (1905) Gynecology, Medical and Surgical, J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, PA
References
- ^ Henri Jacques Garrigues (Salmonsens konversationsleksikon)
- ^ Coninck, Frédéric, 1740-1811 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon)
- ^ Charlotte Masaryk (Unitarian Universalist History & Heritage Society)
- ^ Malvina Schnorr von Carolsfeld (C.H. Garrigues (1937) Ein ideales Sängerpaar) (
- ^ J. Werner. "William Duntzfelt". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Gyldendal. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ Henry J. Garrigues, M.D.(Annals of Surgery. Volume XV. January–June, 1892)
- ^ The History of Surgery in the United States, 1775-1900
- ^ Garrigues H.J. (JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association)
- ^ Garrigues, Henry Jacques Jun 6, 1831 - Jul 7, 1913 (Polk CO , NC - cemeteries- Tryon Cemetery, Section 2)
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