Frederic H. Gerrish, Portland, 1874
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Description
Frederic H. Gerrish (1845-1920), was born in Portland and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1866. He was a physician and surgeon at Maine General Hospital. He introduced antiseptic surgery into northern New England. He was the first surgeon in the area to do an appendectomy and the first to do a hysterectomy.
Other Information
- Title: Frederic H. Gerrish, Portland, 1874
- Creator: M.F. King
- Creation Date: 1874
- Subject Date: 1874
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions (cm): 11 x 7
- Local Code: Coll. 525, Vol. 1
- Collection: Fraternity Club photograph collection
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Gerrish, Frederic H., 1845-1920--Portrait photographs
Fraternity Club (Portland, Me.)--People
Physicians--Maine--Portland
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