William Thompson Lusk
William Thompson Lusk | |
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| Born | May 23, 1838 Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | June 12, 1897 (aged 59) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Russell's Military School Yale University University of Edinburgh Heidelberg University Humboldt University of Berlin |
| Alma mater | Bellevue Hospital Medical College |
| Children | 5 (including Anna Hartwell Lusk and Graham Lusk) |
| Parent(s) | Sylvester Graham Lusk Elizabeth Freeman Adams Lusk |
William Thompson Lusk (May 23, 1838 – June 12, 1897) was an American obstetrician and a soldier who rose to the rank of Assistant Adjutant-General in the United States Volunteers during the first three years of the American Civil War. After he retired from the Union Army, he finished his medical education and became a professor as well as a president of the Bellevue Hospital Medical College. He received much recognition and fame for his 1882 book, The Science and Art of Midwifery, which quickly became a widely referenced text.