Chevalier Jackson

Chevalier Jackson
Undated portrait of Jackson
Born(1865-11-04)November 4, 1865
DiedAugust 16, 1958(1958-08-16) (aged 92)
Alma mater
Known forAdvances in endoscopy
AwardsElliott Cresson Medal (1929)
Scientific career
FieldsLaryngology

Chevalier Quixote Jackson (November 4, 1865 – August 16, 1958) was an American pioneer in laryngology. He is sometimes known as the "father of endoscopy", although Philipp Bozzini (1773–1809) is also often given this sobriquet. Chevalier Q. Jackson extracted over 2000 swallowed foreign bodies from patients. The collection is currently on display at the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia.