Eugene Hamilton
Encyclopedia
Eugene Green Hamilton was a pioneering American
OB/GYN
obstetrician, writer
, and medical researcher. He did some of the key writing in the effort to develop a vaccine
which fought against Rh disease
, a condition which would cause pregnant women's immune system to attack the fetus
she is carrying as not being identical to the mother. Hamilton did some of the earliest and best writing about the search for the vaccine, long before diagnostic techniques such as ultrasound
had been developed.
. His father was Ray Hamilton, an Illinois physician. In the early 1940s, he married Mary Jo Hickey of Minnesota
. They had three children: Barbara, Eugene Jr., and John, who also became an OB/GYN.
He studied medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
, receiving his degree in 1941, and then worked as an OB/GYN
doctor in several different hospitals, including St. Mary's Health Center. He had a private practice in St. Charles, Missouri which he eventually passed on to his son John. He was also a Professor at Saint Louis University
.
Hamilton died on June 1, 2005 of congestive heart failure
, in St. Louis
, leaving three children and five grandchildren: Eugene G. III, Katherine, Paul, Julie, and Eric.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
OB/GYN
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Obstetrics and gynaecology are the two surgical–medical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs in their pregnant and non-pregnant state, respectively, and as such are often combined to form a single medical specialty and postgraduate training programme...
obstetrician, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, and medical researcher. He did some of the key writing in the effort to develop a vaccine
Vaccine
A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism, and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe or its toxins...
which fought against Rh disease
Rh disease
Rh disease is one of the causes of hemolytic disease of the newborn...
, a condition which would cause pregnant women's immune system to attack the fetus
Fetus
A fetus is a developing mammal or other viviparous vertebrate after the embryonic stage and before birth.In humans, the fetal stage of prenatal development starts at the beginning of the 11th week in gestational age, which is the 9th week after fertilization.-Etymology and spelling variations:The...
she is carrying as not being identical to the mother. Hamilton did some of the earliest and best writing about the search for the vaccine, long before diagnostic techniques such as ultrasound
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing. Ultrasound is thus not separated from "normal" sound based on differences in physical properties, only the fact that humans cannot hear it. Although this limit varies from person to person, it is...
had been developed.
Biography
Hamilton was born on June 27, 1910 in White Hall, IllinoisWhite Hall, Illinois
White Hall is a city in Greene County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,629 at the 2000 census.-Geography:White Hall is located at ....
. His father was Ray Hamilton, an Illinois physician. In the early 1940s, he married Mary Jo Hickey of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. They had three children: Barbara, Eugene Jr., and John, who also became an OB/GYN.
He studied medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
, receiving his degree in 1941, and then worked as an OB/GYN
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Obstetrics and gynaecology are the two surgical–medical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs in their pregnant and non-pregnant state, respectively, and as such are often combined to form a single medical specialty and postgraduate training programme...
doctor in several different hospitals, including St. Mary's Health Center. He had a private practice in St. Charles, Missouri which he eventually passed on to his son John. He was also a Professor at Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...
.
Hamilton died on June 1, 2005 of congestive heart failure
Congestive heart failure
Heart failure often called congestive heart failure is generally defined as the inability of the heart to supply sufficient blood flow to meet the needs of the body. Heart failure can cause a number of symptoms including shortness of breath, leg swelling, and exercise intolerance. The condition...
, in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, leaving three children and five grandchildren: Eugene G. III, Katherine, Paul, Julie, and Eric.