About Frederick Forchheimer
Lived 1853 – 1913 (aged 59). Frederick Forchheimer was an American pediatrician.
Frederick Forchheimer (1853–1913) was an American pediatrician known for describing Forchheimer spots.
Biography Frederick Forchheimer was born in Cincinnati on September 25, 1853. He was educated in public schools and the Medical College of Ohio. He graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York in 1873.
He became an instructor at the Medical College of Ohio in 1875, and founded one of the first clinics for children in the United States. He became professor of diseases of children, and published Diseases of the Mouth in Children in 1892 in which he described his eponymous sign.
He married Edith Perry in 1885 and they had three children.
Forchheimer spots are named for him.
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Who was Frederick Forchheimer?
American pediatrician (1853-1913)
When was Frederick Forchheimer born?
Frederick Forchheimer was born on 25 September 1853 in Cincinnati.
When did Frederick Forchheimer die?
Frederick Forchheimer died on 1 June 1913 in The Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health.
What was Frederick Forchheimer's occupation?
Frederick Forchheimer was a pediatrician.
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Frederick Forchheimer was American.
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