Thomas Morgan Rotch

Thomas Morgan Rotch (1849–1914) was the president of the American Pediatric Society for 1890–91[1] and America's first full professor of pediatrics.[2] He was the great-grandson of Samuel Powel Griffitts.[3][4]

Thomas Morgan Rotch
Born(1849-12-09)December 9, 1849
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 9, 1914(1914-03-09) (aged 64)
Boston, Massachusetts
EducationHarvard Medical School
OccupationPediatrician
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Biography

Thomas Morgan Rotch was born in Philadelphia on December 9, 1849.[4] He graduated from Harvard College in 1870, and from Harvard Medical School in 1874.[3]

He died at his home in Boston on March 9, 1914.[5]

Legacy

The Rotch sign is named after him.

References
  1. Past Presidents. American Pediatric Society. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. Bloch, H. (1972). "Thomas Morgan Rotch (1849-1914), America's first full professor of pediatrics: His contribution to the emergence of pediatrics as a specialty". Pediatrics. 50 (1): 112–7. doi:10.1542/peds.50.1.112. PMID 4556735. S2CID 39892583.
  3. The New England Journal of Medicine. Massachusetts Medical Society. 1914.
  4. The Harvard Graduates' Magazine. Harvard Graduates' Magazine Association. 1914.
  5. "Dr. Thomas Morgan Rotch". Boston Evening Transcript. March 10, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved June 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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