Fessenden Nott Otis

Fessenden Nott Otis (6 March 1825 –24 May 1900) was an American physician, pioneer in the medical field of urology, and art collector. He studied art in New York and was a teacher of drawing and perspective before entering medical school.

Medical career Otis studied at the University of the City of New York, then at the New York Medical College, from which he graduated in 1852. He worked as a ship's surgeon for the United States Mail and Pacific Mail Steamship Company from 1853 to 1861. His collection was sold at auction by Ortgies & Co. at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, New York, on December 4 and 5, 1890.