Background
Martin, Franklin H. was born on July 13, 1857 in Ixonia, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Edmond and Josephine (Carlin) Martin.
Martin, Franklin H. was born on July 13, 1857 in Ixonia, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Edmond and Josephine (Carlin) Martin.
Public schools and academics of Wisconsin. Doctor of Medicine Chicago Medical College (now medical department of Northwestern University), 1880. Doctor of Laws, Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland, University of Wales and University of Pittsburgh.
Diploma in Public Health, Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery.
Doctor of Science, Northwestern University.
John H. Hollister, Doctor of Medicine of Chicago, 1886. Professor gynecology, Polyclinic, Chicago, 1886-1888. Organized, with Doctor West. F. Coleman, Post-Graduate Medical School, Chicago, 1888.
Gynecologist, Woman’s Hospital many years.
Organized Charity Hospital. Founded Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics (medical journal), 1905, editor in chief same, and added International Abstract of Surgery, 1913.
Organized clinical Congress Surgeons of North. America (now Clinical Congress of America College Surgical), 1910, director general same. Organized American College Surgical, 1913, director general and member board regents, same, president, 1928-1929.
Associate editor American Journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Chairman board Gorgas Memorial Institute Tropical and Preventive Medicine.
Member Advisory communications of Council National Defense, 1916-1921, chairman General Medical Board, 1917-1919.
Married Isabelle, daughter