Physicians

Signed portrait of Theodor Escherich, MD (1857-1911). Dr. Escherich was a German-Austrian pediatrician, best known for his discovery of the Escherichia coli bacterium.

Portrait of Pinckney J. Harman, MD, at his desk. Dr. Harman taught at the New York University College of Medicine as Assistant Professor of Anatomy (1946-1949) and Associate Professor of Anatomy (1949-1956).

Signed portrait of F. [Fadasjonen], inscribed, “Herr collegen, Howard Fox, [illegible], F. [Fadasjonen].”

This image was received as part of a NYU medical collection. The archives are unable to find additional information about the subject of this photograph. If you have information, please contact us.

Portrait of David Gitlin, MD. Dr. Gitlin received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1947. He became Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In 1976, Dr. Gitlin received the Alumni Achievement Award from the NYU School of Medicine.

Portrait of Joseph Harkavy, MD (1898-1970) inscribed “To Dr. [P] from his friend and pupil, Jos. Harkavy.” Dr. Harkavy received his MD from University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1928.

Signed portrait of T. Giber, MD, inscribed, “Keep me in good remembrance, Prof. T. Giber, Budapest, 1935 29/x.”

This image was received as part of a NYU medical collection. The archives are unable to find additional information about the subject of this photograph. If you have information, please contact us.

Portrait of the American dermatologist William Augustus Hardaway, MD (1850-1923).

Printed portrait of Paul Ehrlich, MD (1854-1915). The signature beneath the portrait reads "Prof. P. Ehrlich." The photograph is printed on smooth, glossy paper, with texted printed above and below in German reading: “Gallery of Outstanding Physicians and Naturalists. Paul Ehrlich 1854-1915. Supplement to the Munich Medical Weekly. Page 237, 1909. Request from J. F. Lehmann in Munich.” Dr. Ehrlich was a German biochemist, known for his groundbreaking research on antitoxins and chemotherapy. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1908.

Photograph of the death mask of Joseph Goldberger, MD (1874-1929), right profile. Given to Dean Currier McEwan by Mrs. Mary H. Goldberger on October 21, 1952. Dr. Goldberger received his MD from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1895. He is known for his discovery of the pellagra preventive factor.

Signed portrait of Thomas Caspar Gilchrist, MD (1862-1927), set in oval frame. Inscribed “to my friend, Howard Fox.” Dr. Gilchrist was an American dermatologist who taught at the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is known for his discovery of the fungal infection Gilchrist’s disease, also known as blastomycosis.