Twing Brooks Wiggin

Background

Wiggin, Twing Brooks was born on January 8, 1865 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Richard and Rebecca Howe (Johnson) Wiggin.

Education

Student Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1883. Doctor of Medicine College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, 1886. Post-graduate courses at New York Post-Graduate School, London, Vienna, and Johns Hopkins.

Career

Began practice in Chicago, 1886. Professor physiology, American Dental School, 1889-1894. Professor physiology, 1894-1923, professor principles and practice of medicine, since 1923, Northwestern University Dental School.

Professor physiology, 1896-1899, professor microscopical and chemical diagnosis, 1899-1901, adjunct professor practice of medicine and clinical medicine, since 1901, professor physical diagnosis, 1908-1914, College of Physicians and Surgical.

Member associate staff of physical to Cook Company Hospital.

Achievements

• Twing Brooks Wiggin has been listed as a noteworthy Doctor of Medicine by Marquis Who's Who.

Religion

Loving God went to supernatural lengths—by sending His Son to die—to provide everyone an opportunity to escape the fires of Hell and spend eternity in Heaven.

Membership

Member American Medical Association, Chicago Medical Society, Illinois State Medical Society. Clubs: Physicians, Beverly Country.

Connections

Married Louise Adele Merrill, of Janesville, Wisconsin, November 23, 1887.

Father:

Richard Wiggin

Mother:

Rebecca Howe (Johnson) Wiggin

Spouse:

Louise Adele Merrill