Background
Edgar, James Clifton was born on June 14, 1859 in New York City. Son of James Alexander and Eliza Maria (Coe) Edgar.
Edgar, James Clifton was born on June 14, 1859 in New York City. Son of James Alexander and Eliza Maria (Coe) Edgar.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Lafayette College, 1882, Master of Arts, 1884. Doctor of Medicine, University Medical College (New York University), 1885. Post-graduate and interne, Royal Frauenklinik, Munich, 1888.
Interne, assistant curator and attending physical diseases of women, Bellevue Hospital, 1885-1887. Instructor pathology, 1887-1888, lecturer obstetrics, 1888-1889, Adjunct Professor, 1889-1900, New York University. Professor obstetrics and clinical midwifery, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1900 (emeritus).
Consultant obstetrician, Bellevue Hospital.
Obstetrical surgeon, Manhattan Maternity Hospital and Dispensary.
Fellow American College Surgeons, New York Academy of Medicine. Club: University.
Married Ellen Muriel Beatrice Soutter, May 29, 1899.