Edwin Frederick Hirsch

Background

Hirsch, Edwin Frederick was born on August 18, 1886 in Milwaukee. Son of John Fred and Maria Louise (Weiland) Hirsch.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University, 1910. Master of Arts in Zoology, University of Illinois, 1911. Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology, University of Chicago, 1914, Doctor of Medicine 1916.

Doctor of Science (honorary), Morningside College, 1955.

Career

August 1945); children—Catharine Louise (Mistress Bruce Haig), Helen Sharp (Mistress William P. Kent), Jean Lane (Mistress Robert East. Priest). Married second, Helen Kotas, March 19, 1949. Intern Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, 1916-1917.

From fellow to associate professor pathology University of Chicago, 1912-1951, associate professor emeritus, 1951-1972.

Director Henry Baird Favill Laboratory, Saint Luke’s Hospital, Chicago, 1919-1959. Emeritus pathologist Presbyterian-Saint Luke’s Hospital, Chicago, 1959-1972.

Director laboratories Columbus, Cuneo and Saint Francis Cabrini hospitals, Chicago, 1963-1972.

Achievements

• Edwin Frederick Hirsch has been listed as a noteworthy physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to captain, Medical Corps, United States Army, 1917-1919. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha, Alpha Chicago Illinois.

Connections

Married Marion Sharp Lane, August 3, 1918 (deceased. Married second, Helen Kotas, March 19, 1949. Children: Catharine Louise (Mistress Bruce Haig), Helen Sharp (Mistress William P. Kent), Jean Lane (Mistress Robert East. Priest).

Father:

John Fred Hirsch

Mother:

Maria Louise (Weiland) Hirsch

Spouse:

Marion Sharp Lane

Spouse:

Helen Kotas

child:

Helen Sharp Hirsch (Mistress William P. Kent)

child:

Catharine Louise Hirsch (Mistress Bruce Haig)

child:

Jean Lane Hirsch (Mistress Robert East. Priest)