George Burt Lake

Background

Lake, George Burt was born on November 26, 1880 in Topeka, Kansas, United States. Son of George Burt and Helen Luthera (Marsh) Lake.

Education

Student University of Michigan, 1898-1901. Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College, Chicago, 1902. Graduated from Army Medical School, Washington, District of Columbia, 1911.

Career

Assistant surgeon Mexican Central Railway, 1902-1904. General practice, Wolcottville, Indiana, 1904-1910, town health officer, 1907-1908. Special lecturer in hygiene and sanitation, Purdue University, 1908-1910.

Editor Clinical Medicine and Surgery (now Clinical Medicine) since 1924.

Now also owner public same. Attending internist American Hospital, 1927-1934.

Editor Bulletin Medical Round Table of Chicago, 1928-1934.

Achievements

• George Burt Lake has been listed as a notable medical editor, psychiatrist, publisher, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Medical corpus, United States army, 1910-1924, advancing to major. Fellow American Medical Association. Member Association Military Surgeons, Medical Round Table of Chicago (president 1925-1927.

Clubs: Saturday Evening.

Connections

Married Mary Lee Blossom, December 25, 1902. Children: Helen Lee Blossom (Mistress Ray J. Cox), George Burt, Junior.

Father:

George Burt Lake

Mother:

Helen Luthera (Marsh) Lake

Spouse:

Mary Lee Blossom

child:

George Burt Lake

child:

Junior Lake

child:

Helen Lee Blossom Lake (Mistress Ray J. Cox)