George Thomas Jackson

Background

Jackson was born on December 19, 1852, in New York City, the son of George T. and Letitia Jane Aiken (Macauley) Jackson. His only brother, Rev. Samuel M. Jackson, was a well-known writer on church history.

Education

Jackson's early education was in a private school. After finishing the freshman year in the College of the City of New York, he spent some time in business. Entering the College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia University), he graduated in 1878, and then studied for two years in Berlin, Vienna, and Strassburg.

Career

In 1881 Jackson began medical practice in New York City and during his earlier years served as assistant surgeon at the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital, visiting physician at Randall's Island Hospital, consulting dermatologist at the New York Infirmary for Women and Children, and consulting dermatologist at the Presbyterian Hospital. From 1890 to 1899 he was professor of dermatology in the Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary. He was the chief of clinic in the dermatological department of the College of Physicians and Surgeons for twenty-five years, and later became professor of dermatology in that institution (1908-1915).

From 1895 to 1900 he was also professor of dermatology at the University of Vermont. His prominence in his special field is evinced by the fact that he was president of the New York Dermatological Society (1889-1990), of the American Dermatological Association (1901-1902), and treasurer of the International Dermatological Congress held in New York in 1907. He wrote many articles on the hair and on various skin diseases for the current medical journals and was the author of the following books: Ready-Reference Handbook of Diseases of the Skin (1892, 7th ed. , 1914); A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Hair and Scalp (1887, 2nd ed. , 1894); and A Treatise on Diseases of the Hair (1912), with Charles W. McMurtry. Jackson was industrious and painstaking and the books which he wrote were admirable text-books and brought him a well-deserved reputation as an author, while as professor of dermatology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons he acquired an enviable reputation as a teacher. He stood high in his profession and commanded the respect of all his colleagues. His rather sudden death on January 3, 1916 was a distinct loss to dermatology.

Achievements

• Jackson was a famous dermatologist, who served as president of the New York Dermatological Society (1889-1990) and president of the American Dermatological Association (1901-1902) at the top of his carreer.

Works

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  • The Ready-Reference Handbook of Diseases of the Skin (Classic Reprint)

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  • A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Hair and Scalp

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Membership

Jackson was the President of the New York Dermatological Society (1889-1990), the President of the American Dermatological Association (1901-1902); and treasurer of the International Dermatological Congress (1907).

Connections

On October 3, 1878, Jackson married Caroline Gerlach Weidemeyer, the couple had four sons.

Father:

George T. Jackson

Mother:

Letitia Jane Aiken Macauley

Spouse:

Caroline Gerlach Weidemeyer

Brother:

Samuel M. Jackson

References

• Archives Of Dermatology And Syphilology, Volume 1
• The College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, and Its Founders, Officers, Instructors, Benefactors and Alumni: A History (Classic Reprint)
• The Journal of Cutaneous Diseases Including Syphilis: 34 n.08