Hermann Michael Biggs
Alternative Title
Biggs, Hermann Michael
Identifier
nyuhsl/34tmphds
Collection
Linked Agent
Creator (cre): New York University School of Medicine
Date Created
1883-01-01 00:00:00Z
Date
1883-01-01 00:00:00Z
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Genre
Description
Photograph of an etched portrait of Hermann Michael Biggs, MD (1859-1923), signed. Dr. Biggs received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1883, after which he interned at Bellevue Hospital from 1883 to 1884. His career at Bellevue Hospital Medical College (later University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College) spanned from 1884 to 1923. Dr. Biggs taught across a variety of medical disciplines, including Pathological Anatomy, Therapeutics and Clinical Medicine, and Principles and Practice of Medicine. He received world-wide recognition for his contributions to public health, concentrating on the application of the science of bacteriology to the prevention and control of infectious diseases. One of his many achievements was the establishment of the New York City Board of Health Laboratory.
Physical Form
Extent
5x7
Geographic Subject
Subjects (name)
Note
1 print from etching on tissue paper.
Rights
Reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship, and research uses only, in accordance with the Copyright law (Title 17, United States Code). Reproductions are the sole and exclusive property of the NYU Medical Archives and may not be reproduced in any fashion or used for any purpose other than private scholarship without the express written consent of the NYU Medical Archives.