About George Sumner Huntington
Lived 1861 – 1927 (aged 65). George Sumner Huntington was an American anatomist, physicist, doctor of Medicine and professor.
George Sumner Huntington (March 21, 1861 – January 5, 1927
He had attended the college he taught at and graduated in 1897 with honors, winning 1st place in both the Harsen prize for Clinical Reports and for Proficiency in Examination. He served as the fifth president of the Association of American Anatomists from 1899 to 1903. Among other degrees he received was an honorary Bachelor of Laws from Jefferson Medical College in 1907.
Personal life Huntington was the son of Hezekiah Huntington and Katherine Brinley Sumner Huntington. He received his early education in Newport, Rhode Island and Baden . In 1885, he married Annie McNair Elderkin in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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American comparative anatomist and professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
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George Sumner Huntington was born on 21 March 1861 in Hartford.
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George Sumner Huntington died on 5 January 1927.
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George Sumner Huntington was an anatomist, physicist, doctor of Medicine and professor.
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