About John Addison Fordyce
Lived 1858 – 1925 (aged 67). John Addison Fordyce was an American dermatologist and physician.
John Addison Fordyce (February 16, 1858 – June 4, 1925) was an American professor of dermatology whose name is associated with Fordyce's spot, angiokeratoma of Fordyce, Brooke–Fordyce trichoepithelioma, and Fox–Fordyce disease.
Early life and education John Addison Fordyce was born on February 16, 1858, in Guernsey County, Ohio. His father John Fordyce was of Scottish ancestry and mother Mary A. Houseman Fordyce of German. In Paris he studied under Jean Alfred Fournier, Émile Vidal and Ernest Besnier. These came to be referred to as Fordyce spots and were found to be only normal sebaceous glands.
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Who was John Addison Fordyce?
American dermatologist (1858–1925)
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John Addison Fordyce was born on 16 February 1858 in Guernsey County.
When did John Addison Fordyce die?
John Addison Fordyce died on 4 June 1925 in New York City.
What was John Addison Fordyce's occupation?
John Addison Fordyce was a dermatologist and physician.
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John Addison Fordyce was American.
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