Background
Nott, Josiah Clark was born on March 31, 1804 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of Abraham and Angelica (Mitchell) Nott.
Nott, Josiah Clark was born on March 31, 1804 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Son of Abraham and Angelica (Mitchell) Nott.
Graduate South Carolina. College (now United States.C.), 1824. Studied medicine under Doctor James Davis, Columbia.
Attended College Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, 1825. Doctor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania, 1827.
Demonstrator anatomy University of Pennsylvania, 1827-1829. Practiced medicine, Columbia, 1829-1835. An organizer Mobile (Alabama) Medical Society, 1841.
Professor anatomy U. Louisiana, 1857-1858. A founder Medical College of Alabama, 1858, professor surgery, 1858-1861. Served in Confederate Army during Civil War.
Member of New York Obstetrical Society, 1868. Best known for his conclusions on yellow fever (believed it was living organism and had nothing to do with atmospheric conditions). Author: (with George R. Gliddon) Types of Mankind, 1854, Indigenous Races of the Earth, 1857.
Contributions to Bone and Nerve Surgery, 1866. Contributor paper on anatomy to New Orleans Medical Journal, 1844.
Member of New York Obstetrical Society, 1868.
Married Sarah Deas, 1832, 8 children.