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Matthew D. Mann

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Matthew D. Mann
A balding, middle-aged, bearded man
Mann in 1897
Born
Matthew Derbyshire Mann

(1845-07-12)July 12, 1845
Utica, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 2, 1921(1921-03-02) (aged 75)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Resting place
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Education
OccupationsGynecologist, surgeon
Known forOperating on President McKinley after his attempted assassination
Spouse
Elizabeth Pope
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(m. 1869)​
Children7
FatherCharles Addison Mann
Relatives

Matthew Derbyshire Mann (July 12, 1845 – March 2, 1921) was an American gynecologist and one of the surgeons who operated on President William McKinley after he was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition on September 6, 1901, in Buffalo, New York, by anarchist Leon Czolgosz.

Early life

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Matthew Derbyshire Mann was born on July 12, 1845, in Utica, New York, Emma (née Bagg) and New York State Senator Charles Addison Mann.[1][2]

He graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1867 and a Master of Arts in 1870. He graduated from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1871 with a Doctor of Medicine.[1] After two years of study in Europe, he practiced in New York until 1879, then in Hartford, Connecticut, until 1882. From 1880 to 1882, he was a clinical lecturer at Yale.[1][3]

Career

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Mann moved to Buffalo and taught as a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Buffalo until he retired in 1910.[1][4] He was affiliated with the Democratic Party.[1] He was appointed by Buffalo mayor James N. Adam as a member of the commission to revise the charter of Buffalo. He also served as park commissioner of Buffalo.[1]

In 1894, Mann began working as a consulting gynecologist and obstetrician at the Buffalo General Hospital. In 1894, he was president of the American Gynecological Society.[3][4] He edited an American System of Gynecology (two volumes, 1887–1888), and wrote Immediate Treatment of Rupture of the Perineum (1874) and Manual of Prescription Writing (1878; sixth edition, revised, 1907).

Mann operated on President William McKinley after he was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition on September 6, 1901.[4][5][6]

Personal life

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Mann married Elizabeth Pope on November 11, 1869, in St. Paul, Minnesota. They had seven children, Ethel, Edward Cox, Arthur S., Paul F., Matthew D. Jr., Alan N. and Richard[1][4] They lived on Allen Street in Buffalo.[1] He was senior warden of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.[3]

Mann died in Buffalo on March 2, 1921.[2] He was cremated and interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hills, Frederick S. (1910). New York State Men: Biographic Studies and Character Portraits. The Argue Company. p. 44. Retrieved August 28, 2024 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  2. 1 2 "Dr. Matthew D. Mann Dies at Age of 76". Buffalo Evening News. March 3, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dr. Matthew D. Mann, Noted Gynecologist and Author, Dies". Buffalo Courier. March 3, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved August 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Famous Physician to Be Buried Tomorrow". The Buffalo News. March 3, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved August 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ↑ Adler, S. (March 1963). "The Operation on President McKinley". Scientific American. 208 (3): 118–130. Bibcode:1963SciAm.208c.118A. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0363-118. PMID 14011104.
  6. ↑ Bucki, D. B. (2005). "A History of the Century House: 100 Lincoln Parkway in Buffalo, New York". Buffalo Architecture and History. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Funeral of Dr. Mann". Buffalo Courier Express. March 5, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved August 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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