George M. Gould
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George Milbry Gould (b. November 8, 1848 Auburn, Maine
- August 8, 1922 Atlantic City) was an American doctor and lexicographer.
in the American Civil War
, serving in the 63rd Ohio Infantry
(1861-2) and later in Company K, 141st Ohio Infantry
during 1864.
After the war, he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University
and received a Bachelor of Arts
in 1873 and a Master of Arts (postgraduate)
in 1892. He also received the Phi Beta Kappa key. He graduated from Harvard Divinity School
(1874) and worked as the owner of a bookstore. He entered Jefferson Medical College in 1885 and graduated in 1888. He then opened an Ophthalmology office in Philadelphia. During that time he invented the cemented bifocal lens.
He was the first president of the Association of Medical Librarians (now the Medical Library Association
). He served from 1898 to 1901.
After twenty years of practice, he moved to Ithaca, New York
and three years later to Atlantic City.
Auburn, Maine
Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 23,055 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan...
- August 8, 1922 Atlantic City) was an American doctor and lexicographer.
Life
At 12 years, he enlisted and became a drummer boyDrummer boy (military)
Drummer boys were children recruited as military drummers for use on the battlefield.Armies regularly recruited young boys for this service, well into the nineteenth century...
in the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, serving in the 63rd Ohio Infantry
63rd Ohio Infantry
The 63rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was a part of the Union forces in the Western Theater of operations.-Organization:...
(1861-2) and later in Company K, 141st Ohio Infantry
141st Ohio Infantry
The 141st Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 141st Ohio Infantry was organized in Gallipolis, Ohio and mustered in May 14, 1864 for 100 days service under the command of Colonel Anderson L. Jaynes.The regiment left Ohio for...
during 1864.
After the war, he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges...
and received a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1873 and a Master of Arts (postgraduate)
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in 1892. He also received the Phi Beta Kappa key. He graduated from Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. The School's mission is to train and educate its students either in the academic study of religion, or for the practice of a religious ministry or other public...
(1874) and worked as the owner of a bookstore. He entered Jefferson Medical College in 1885 and graduated in 1888. He then opened an Ophthalmology office in Philadelphia. During that time he invented the cemented bifocal lens.
He was the first president of the Association of Medical Librarians (now the Medical Library Association
Medical Library Association
The Medical Library Association is a nonprofit, educational organization with more than 4,000 health sciences information professional members and partners worldwide.- History :...
). He served from 1898 to 1901.
After twenty years of practice, he moved to Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
and three years later to Atlantic City.
Works
- Students' Medical Dictionary
- A Pocket medical dictionary (1890)
- Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine (with Walter Lytle Pyle) http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/747 (1896)
- A book of poems (1897)
- Biographic Clinics (1903)-Volume I – The Origin of Ill Health of De Quncey, Carlyle, Darwin, Huxley and Browning
- Biographic Clinics (1904)-Volume II - The Origin of Ill Health of George Eliot, George Henry Lewes, Wagner, Parkman, Jane Welch Carlyle, Spencer, Whittier, Margaret Fuller Ossoli, and Nietzsche
- Biographic Clinics (1904)-Volume III - Influence of Visual Function Upon Health
- Concerning Lafcadio HearnLafcadio HearnPatrick Lafcadio Hearn , known also by the Japanese name , was an international writer, known best for his books about Japan, especially his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things...
(with Laura Stedman) (1908) - Righthandedness and lefthandedness (1908)
- The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (with R J E Scott) (1910)
- The Infinite Presence (1910)