John Allan Wyeth
American surgeon (1845–1922) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the poet and painter, his son, see John Allan Wyeth (poet).
John Allan Wyeth (May 26, 1845 – May 22, 1922) was an American Confederate veteran and surgeon. Born and raised on a Southern plantation in Alabama, he served in the Confederate States Army and completed his medical studies in New York City and Europe. He became a surgeon in New York City, where he founded the New York Polyclinic Graduate Medical School and Hospital, a medical school. He served as the president of the American Medical Association in 1902. He was the author of a biography of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. He was a proponent of the annexation of Mexico by the United States.
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Born | May 26, 1845 Guntersville, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | May 22, 1922(1922-05-22) (aged 76) |
Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery |
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Children | 3, including Marion Sims Wyeth and John Allan Wyeth |
Relatives | J. Marion Sims (father-in-law) |
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