Skip to main content

Samuel Bemiss biography

 Collection
Identifier: KORN254

Dates

  • 1821-1884

Creator

Extent

.25 linear feet

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Bemiss (1821-1884) was born in Nelson County, Kentucky, and served on the faculty of the U of L Department of Medicine in the 1850s and 60s. With Joseph W. Benson, he edited the Monthly Medical News. Henry Miller and Bemiss represented opposing factions during one of the faculty's reorganizations following the Civil War. A CSA veteran, Bemiss accepted a position on the Tulane faculty in 1866 and spent the rest of his life in New Orleans. He chaired the US Yellow Fever Commission in 1878, served on the US Board of Health, and was an officer of the AMA.

Subjects

Related Name

Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Samuel Bemiss Biography
Status
Completed
Author
Mary K. Marlatt
Date
2017
Description rules
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Kornhauser Health Sciences Library Repository

https://library.louisville.edu/kornhauser/home
Contact:
Kornhauser Library
500 S. Preston Street
Louisville KY 40292 United States
(502) 852-5766

Archives & Special Collections

University Libraries
Ekstrom Library Lower Level
Louisville, KY 40292
Directions

Phone

  • tel 502.852.6752
  • fax 502.852.6673

Social Media