David Hayes Agnew (November 24, 1818March 22, 1892) was an American surgeon. == Biography == Agnew was born on November 24, 1818, Nobleville, Pennsylvania (present-day Christiana).
He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine on April 6, 1838.
His father was an asthmatic and moved to Maryland in 1840 because the climate was more suited to his condition.
On November 21, 1841, he married Margaret Irwin.
He also helped found the Irwin & Agnew Iron Foundry in 1846. == Death == Agnew caught a severe attack of epidemic influenza in 1890.
In 1852, he bought and revived the Philadelphia School of Anatomy.
Practical anatomy: a new arrangement of the London dissector, (Philadelphia, 1856).
He held responsibility for ten years until 1862.
On December 21, 1863, he became the Demonstrator of Anatomy and Assistant Lecturer on Clinical Surgery at The University of Pennsylvania.
In the year 1865, he gave summer instruction courses.
She gave him an impetus to try harder and not be satisfied with his first try. He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1872. == Garfield case == On July 2, 1881, President James A.
It was a three-volume set that he published from 1878–1883.
She gave him an impetus to try harder and not be satisfied with his first try. He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1872. == Garfield case == On July 2, 1881, President James A.
This procedure helped create Agnew's reputation. == The Agnew Clinic == The Agnew Clinic is an 1889 painting by Thomas Eakins which depicts Agnew conducting a mastectomy operation before a gallery of students and doctors. == Accomplishments == David Agnew wrote The Principles and Practice of Surgery, covers an experience of fifty active years, and its value, preserving and presenting as it does the life-work of such a recognized authority, can hardly be overrated.
He also helped found the Irwin & Agnew Iron Foundry in 1846. == Death == Agnew caught a severe attack of epidemic influenza in 1890.
David Hayes Agnew (November 24, 1818March 22, 1892) was an American surgeon. == Biography == Agnew was born on November 24, 1818, Nobleville, Pennsylvania (present-day Christiana).
On March 9, 1892, he was put to bed for a series of medical problems.
Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963. == External links == Agnew, D.
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