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Charles Caldwell was born on May 14, 1772 in Caswell County, North Carolina.
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Charles Caldwell was born on May 14, 1772 in Caswell County, North Carolina.
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Caldwell earned an Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1796 while studying under Benjamin Rush. Caldwell practiced medicine in Philadelphia and was a lecturer at his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. He also edited the "Portuguese Folio" (one of the day"s primary medical magazines) and published over 200 medical publications.
A significant number of copies of Caldwell"s 18th and 19th century publications, including copies of the Portuguese folio, survive in the collections of the Associate of Applied Science. Other institutions holding original copies of Caldwell"s publications include the United States National Library of Medicine, and Harvard"s Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine.
In 1819, Caldwell left Philadelphia to join the fledgling medical school at Lexington, Kentucky"s Transylvania University, where he quickly turned the school into the region"s strongest. In 1821, he convinced the Kentucky General Assembly to purchase $10,000 worth of science and medical books from France, many of which are still held at the university.
Despite his success, his "abrasive" and "arrogant" temperament created enemies at Transylvania. The university"s medical program would fold soon afterwards.
As at Transylvania, he made the new school an instant success, with its rapid growth into one of the region"s best medical schools.
However, he was forced out in 1849 due to a personal rivalry with Lunsford Yandell. Caldwell was one of the earliest supporters of polygenism in America. Caldwell attacked the position that environment was the cause of racial differences and argued instead that four races, Caucasian, Mongolian, American Indian, and African, were four different species, created separately by God.
Caldwell died on July 9, 1853, Louisville, Kentucky.
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Caldwell was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1815.