Franz Torek

Background

Torek, Franz was born on April 14, 1861 in Breslau, Germany. Son of Albert and Anna (Wiesner) Torek.

Education

Came with parents to the United States, 1872. Bachelor of Arts, College City of New York, 1880, Master of Arts, 1887. Doctor of Medicine College Physicians and Surgical, Columbia, 1887.

Career

Teacher Public school, New York, 1880-1884. Began practice at New York City, 1887. Surgeon New York Skin and Cancer Hospital (now Stuyvesant Square Hospital), 1889-1928, consultant surgeon, since 1928.

Surgeon German Hospital of New York (now Lenox Hill Hospital), 1904-1926, consultant surgeon, since 1926.

Instructor in surgery, New York Post-Graduate Medical School, 1891-1899, Adjunct Professor surgery, 1899-1915. Contributor chapter on surgery of the esophagus to Nelson’s Surgery.

Chapter on thoracic surgery, Johnson’s Operative Therapeusis. Article on esophagectomy in Cyclo. of Medicine.

Home: Montclair, New Jersey.

Achievements

• Franz Torek has been listed as a noteworthy surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Minnie Volkening, April. Children: Gretchen (Mistress Edwin Stein), Paul.

Father:

Albert Torek

Mother:

Anna (Wiesner) Torek

Spouse:

Minnie Volkening

child:

Paul Torek

child:

Gretchen Torek (Mistress Edwin Stein)