1857-1935. Director-General of the American College of Surgeons. Mentioned in the 02/08/1927 Minutes of the Pima County Medical Society, 1904-1954.
See also: http://www.facs.org/jacs/editors/fmartin.html and http://www.facs.org/jacs/jacshist.html
See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673].
Southwestern Medicine, Feb 1926; 10(2), 91: Dr. Franklin H. Martin, Managing Director of the American College of Surgeons, is spending some weeks at San Marcos Hotel, Chandler, Ariz., following the district meeting of the College in Tucson.
J Am Med Assoc, Mar 1935; 104: 938: Franklin H. Martin died of coronary thrombosis while in Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday, March 7, aged 77 years. His death culminated a career devoted to organizational efforts, particularly in the field of surgery, leading toward the advancement of that specialty in medical science and toward a better understanding by the public of the work of the physician. Only recently Dr. Martin had completed and published his autobiography under the significant title "The Joy of Living" and also a record of the work of the Council of National Defense -- Medical Section -- during the World War. Dr. Martin was born in Ixonia, Wis., July 13, 1857. Following bis education in the public schools and academies of Wisconsin, he received his medical education in Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, graduating in 1880, and filled an internship in Mercy Hospital until 1881. In 1886 he married Isabelle Hollister, daughter of John Hollister, founder of Northwestern University Medical School. During the same year he became professor of gynecology in the Chicago Polyclinic. In 1880 he undertook organization of the Postgraduate Hospital School of Chicago and from that time continued to devote himself to educational work and to his practice in gynecology. He published a number of monographs in that field, including one on "Treatment of Fibroid Tumors of the Uterus" in 1897 and "Treatise on Gynecology" in 1903. However, his most significant work began with the establishment of Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics in 1905, to which, in 1913, was added the International Abstracts of Surgery. The development of this publication and its relationship to surgical practice led to the formation of the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America in 1910 and thereafter the American College of Surgeons in 1913. In this work were associated such leaders in American surgery as Drs. William J. Mayo, A. J. Ochsner, John B. Murphy and George W. Crile. Many of the accomplishments of Dr. Martin for the advancement of surgery depended on the manner in which he was able to secure the whole-hearted cooperation, many times at great self sacrifice, of distinguished leaders in the field of surgery in this country. During the great war, Dr. Martin was asked by President Woodrow Wilson, in October 1916, to head the development of medical participation. He was chairman of the general medical board of the Council of National Defense and a member of the executive committee under which state and county committees of medical men were organized. He was also responsible for the development of the Volunteer Medical Service Corps, in which numbers of American physicians enrolled. During his participation in military activities he was Colonel in the Medical Corps of the United States Army, and with the American Expeditionary Forces for three months. His position of leadership and the success of his efforts brought to him honors and recognition from many places. Among other decorations were the Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, bestowed by King George V of Great Britain, Nov. 13, 1919 ; the Distinguished Service Medal of the United States Government, and the Order of Commander of the Crown of Italy. He received also the LL.D. of Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland, of the University of Wales, Cardiff, and the University of Pittsburgh. There was given to him the honorary D.Sc. of Northwestern University and D.P.H. of the Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery. Not only as a leader in the field of medicine, however, did Dr. Martin serve his fellowmen. He edited Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics continuously from its foundation to the day of his death. He was director general of the American College of Surgeons from its organization in 1913 to the day of his death. He was president of the American College of Surgeons in 1929, president of the International Association of Gynecologists and Obstetricians in 1919, Trustee of Northwestern University from 1921 to 1931, and a member of boards of trustees and adviser to many other educational scientific organizations and institutions. He extended the influence of the American College of Surgeons to European and South American countries and, in association with this work, received the honorary fellowship and membership of many of them. He contributed liberally to civic organizations both in Chicago and elsewhere. Among other activities was the founding and leadership of the Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine, a plan of considerable scope proposed with the idea of extending medical knowledge widely to the public and to enlist public support, which seems to have failed to fulfil the scope that its founder conceived for it. In his leadership of the organizations that he founded and directed, Dr. Martin revealed an imaginative brain, a quick comprehension of public interest, and initiative that was highly alert almost to the day of his death. One found his organization continually creating new committees and new investigative bodies as rapidly as the changing conditions of our civilization indicated their desirability. The development of the motion picture, the rise of industrial medicine, the trend toward social security, and many similar developments were promptly recognized by his organization in the manner that has been mentioned. Dr. Martin was a genial man, a lover of music and of all the arts, and a widely traveled citizen of the world. His commanding appearance, his quick and humorous eye, his alert carriage and the brilliance of his personality brought him recognition and prestige which he more than merited. [Photo caption: Franklin H. Martin, M.D., 1857-1935]
See also: http://www.facs.org/jacs/editors/fmartin.html and http://www.facs.org/jacs/jacshist.html
See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673].
Southwestern Medicine, Feb 1926; 10(2), 91: Dr. Franklin H. Martin, Managing Director of the American College of Surgeons, is spending some weeks at San Marcos Hotel, Chandler, Ariz., following the district meeting of the College in Tucson.
J Am Med Assoc, Mar 1935; 104: 938: Franklin H. Martin died of coronary thrombosis while in Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday, March 7, aged 77 years. His death culminated a career devoted to organizational efforts, particularly in the field of surgery, leading toward the advancement of that specialty in medical science and toward a better understanding by the public of the work of the physician. Only recently Dr. Martin had completed and published his autobiography under the significant title "The Joy of Living" and also a record of the work of the Council of National Defense -- Medical Section -- during the World War. Dr. Martin was born in Ixonia, Wis., July 13, 1857. Following bis education in the public schools and academies of Wisconsin, he received his medical education in Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, graduating in 1880, and filled an internship in Mercy Hospital until 1881. In 1886 he married Isabelle Hollister, daughter of John Hollister, founder of Northwestern University Medical School. During the same year he became professor of gynecology in the Chicago Polyclinic. In 1880 he undertook organization of the Postgraduate Hospital School of Chicago and from that time continued to devote himself to educational work and to his practice in gynecology. He published a number of monographs in that field, including one on "Treatment of Fibroid Tumors of the Uterus" in 1897 and "Treatise on Gynecology" in 1903. However, his most significant work began with the establishment of Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics in 1905, to which, in 1913, was added the International Abstracts of Surgery. The development of this publication and its relationship to surgical practice led to the formation of the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America in 1910 and thereafter the American College of Surgeons in 1913. In this work were associated such leaders in American surgery as Drs. William J. Mayo, A. J. Ochsner, John B. Murphy and George W. Crile. Many of the accomplishments of Dr. Martin for the advancement of surgery depended on the manner in which he was able to secure the whole-hearted cooperation, many times at great self sacrifice, of distinguished leaders in the field of surgery in this country. During the great war, Dr. Martin was asked by President Woodrow Wilson, in October 1916, to head the development of medical participation. He was chairman of the general medical board of the Council of National Defense and a member of the executive committee under which state and county committees of medical men were organized. He was also responsible for the development of the Volunteer Medical Service Corps, in which numbers of American physicians enrolled. During his participation in military activities he was Colonel in the Medical Corps of the United States Army, and with the American Expeditionary Forces for three months. His position of leadership and the success of his efforts brought to him honors and recognition from many places. Among other decorations were the Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, bestowed by King George V of Great Britain, Nov. 13, 1919 ; the Distinguished Service Medal of the United States Government, and the Order of Commander of the Crown of Italy. He received also the LL.D. of Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland, of the University of Wales, Cardiff, and the University of Pittsburgh. There was given to him the honorary D.Sc. of Northwestern University and D.P.H. of the Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery. Not only as a leader in the field of medicine, however, did Dr. Martin serve his fellowmen. He edited Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics continuously from its foundation to the day of his death. He was director general of the American College of Surgeons from its organization in 1913 to the day of his death. He was president of the American College of Surgeons in 1929, president of the International Association of Gynecologists and Obstetricians in 1919, Trustee of Northwestern University from 1921 to 1931, and a member of boards of trustees and adviser to many other educational scientific organizations and institutions. He extended the influence of the American College of Surgeons to European and South American countries and, in association with this work, received the honorary fellowship and membership of many of them. He contributed liberally to civic organizations both in Chicago and elsewhere. Among other activities was the founding and leadership of the Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine, a plan of considerable scope proposed with the idea of extending medical knowledge widely to the public and to enlist public support, which seems to have failed to fulfil the scope that its founder conceived for it. In his leadership of the organizations that he founded and directed, Dr. Martin revealed an imaginative brain, a quick comprehension of public interest, and initiative that was highly alert almost to the day of his death. One found his organization continually creating new committees and new investigative bodies as rapidly as the changing conditions of our civilization indicated their desirability. The development of the motion picture, the rise of industrial medicine, the trend toward social security, and many similar developments were promptly recognized by his organization in the manner that has been mentioned. Dr. Martin was a genial man, a lover of music and of all the arts, and a widely traveled citizen of the world. His commanding appearance, his quick and humorous eye, his alert carriage and the brilliance of his personality brought him recognition and prestige which he more than merited. [Photo caption: Franklin H. Martin, M.D., 1857-1935]
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