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George Washington Norris was born on November 6, 1808 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He was the sixth son of Joseph Parker and Elizabeth Hill (Fox) Norris and a descendant of Isaac Norris, 1671-1735.
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Excerpt from Contributions of Practical Surgery Several of the following essays appeared originally in the American Journal of the Medical Sciences. Those upon the occurrence of Non-union after Fractures, and the Statisti~ cal Results of Operations upon the larger Arteries, and upon Fmtnres and Amputations, have met with favorable notice abroad as well as at home, and have been freely made use of by later writers, in some instances with but slight notice of their sources. The statistical method of investigation at the time of their publication was something of a novelty in surgery, and was looked upon with suspicion; but it is now everywhere accepted as one of value in all departments of research. Much labor was expended in the collection of these statistics and in their careful analysis. They are now reprinted for reference and comparison with more recent investigations. There have been added a paper on Compound Fractures, a large amount of new material on the Occurrence of False Joints, and numerous Clinical Histories drawn from a hospital service of thirty years, which, it is hoped, may not prove uninteresting to the practitioner. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from Introductory Lecture to the Course of Clinical Instruction in Surgery, at the Pennsylvania Hospital: Delivered November 1st, 1848 IN commencing any course of instruction, custom has decreed that a little time should be taken up by the teacher in making known his views or opinions on subjects connected with his course, which shall serve as a sort of introduction between his auditors and himself; and in obedience to this custom, in coming before you this day as a teacher of Surgery, I beg to ask your attention to a few brief remarks on the organization of our Hospital and its means of clinical instruction - the nature of the instruction it is proposed to give - the classes of cases which will be most frequently presented to you - together with some desultory observations on Operations and operative surgery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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George Washington Norris was born on November 6, 1808 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He was the sixth son of Joseph Parker and Elizabeth Hill (Fox) Norris and a descendant of Isaac Norris, 1671-1735.
Norris graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1827, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts and in 1830 from the same institution as Doctor of Medicine.
After serving from 1830 to 1833 as resident physician in the Pennsylvania Hospital, Norris went to Paris where he attended the lectures of Dupuytren, Velpeau, Roux, and Magendie. Returning to Philadelphia in 1835, he was in 1836 elected surgeon to the Pennsylvania Hospital and served that institution faithfully and with distinction until his resignation in 1863. In 1848 he was elected to succeed Dr. Jacob Randolph as professor of clinical surgery in the University of Pennsylvania and this post he resigned in 1857 upon his election as a member of the board of trustees of the university.
He left a reputation for care and neatness in the dressing of wounds, and for insisting strenuously upon personal cleanliness in his assistants.
Norris wrote comparatively little, but his few professional papers show careful preparation and thorough familiarity with the subjects. He took a lifelong interest in historical matters, and in 1886, some years after his death, his son published a volume from his pen entitled The Early History of Medicine in Philadelphia. He published Practical Surgery (1838), an edition of the work of Robert Liston; A System of Practical Surgery (1843), an edition of the work of Sir William Fergusson; and A System of Surgery (3 vols. , 1847) an edition of G. F. South's translation of the work of M. J. von Chelius. In 1873, under the title Contributions to Practical Surgery, he published a collection of his more important "fugitive papers. " Among these was the treatise, "On the Occurrence of Non-union after Fractures, " which was very highly regarded at the time. His interest in the institutional life of Philadelphia may be inferred from his connection with the American Philosophical Society, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (president, 1858 - 60), the Philadelphia Medical Society (vice-president, 1859), Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (censor, 1848-1875, vice-president, 1864), and the Philadelphia Library Company.
Norris was excellent in practical surgery and he trained many young men who became distinguished surgeons. He was vice-president of the American Medical Association. He was consulting surgeon to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and president of its board of managers, and for several years consulting surgeon to the Philadelphia OrthopÏdic Hospital.
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Norris's grandson has written: "Born a Quaker, he was thrown out of meeting for marrying a 'worldly' woman, to wit, an Episcopalian, and thereafter always and regularly attended the Episcopal Church. "
Norris was gentle both in spirit and in touch, and was revered by many of his patients for his sympathy and kindness.
In 1838 Norris married Mary Pleasants Fisher, daughter of William W. Fisher. William Fisher Norris was their son.
