Background
Davis, Nathan Smith was born on June 25, 1889 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Nathan Smith (Doctor of Medicine and Jessie Bradley (Hopkins) D.
Davis, Nathan Smith was born on June 25, 1889 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Nathan Smith (Doctor of Medicine and Jessie Bradley (Hopkins) D.
Preparatory education University School for Boys, Chicago. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1910. Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College, 1913.
Assistant, associate medicine Rush Medical College, 1915-1920. Associate medicine Northwestern University Medical School, 1921-1928, assistant professor medicine, 1928-1953, associate professor, 1953-1955, associate professor medicine emeritus, since 1955.
Member Illinois State Planning Commission, 1933-1941. Served as First lieutenant Medical Corps, Illinois National Guard, 1916. Fellow Academy International Medicine (president 1945-1946, secretary since 1947), American College of Physicians.
Member American Medical Writers Association, American Society, Study Arteriosclerosis, American Gerontological Society, American Geriatric Society, American Chicago heart associations, Central Society Clinical Research, American Medical Association, Illinois State Medical Society, Chicago Medical Society (secretary 1929-1931, president 1939-1940), Society Internal Medicine Chicago, Institute Medicine Chicago, Chicago Society Medical History, Mississippi Valley Medical Society, American Therapeutic Society, Chicago Academy Science (president 1938), A. Associate of Applied Science, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Field Museum Natural History, Chicago Geography Society, Nu Sigma Nu.
Clubs: Commonwealth, Harvard.
Married Cordelia Fairbank Carpenter, July 6, 1923. Children: Nathan Smith, Graham, Stephen Fairbank, Alden Carpenter.