Thomas Lewis Gilmer (1849–1931) was an American oral surgeon who was the founder of Northwestern University Dental School (1891) and Institute of Medicine in Chicago. Dr. Gilmer made several contributions in oral surgery, such as the Gilmer Splint and "Gilmer wiring", which are named after him.[1][2][3]
Thomas Lewis Gilmer | |
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| Born | February 19, 1849 Lincoln County, Missouri |
| Died | December 28, 1931 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California |
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| Occupation | Oral surgeon |
| Spouse |
Ella M. Bostick (m. 1869) |
| Children | 1 |
Life
editHe was born in Lincoln County, Missouri on February 19, 1849.[4] He attended Missouri Dental College and obtained his dental degree in 1882. He attended Quincy College of Medicine and obtained his Medical Degree in 1885. He then served as an oral surgeon at St. Mary's Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. Along with practicing, he was also the professor of histology at Quincy College of Medicine. Dr. Gilmer then moved to Chicago in 1889 where he was a professor of oral surgery at the Chicago College of Dental Surgery. In 1891, he founded the Northwestern University Dental School. Dr. Gilmer served as a dean of the school eventually. He also founded the Institute of Medicine, Chicago.[5]
He was married to Ella M. Bostick in 1869, and they had a daughter named Virginia Gilmer.[4]
Gilmer died in Los Angeles on December 28, 1931.[6]
Awards and positions
edit- Illinois State Dental Society - president (1883)
- Quincy College of Medicine - faculty
- Chicago College of Dental Surgery - faculty (1889)
- Northwestern University Dental School - founder (1891), dean, professor
- Institute of Medicine, Chicago - founder, president
- Honorary Sc.D. Degree by Northwestern University (1911)
References
edit- ^ "Who was Thomas Lewis Gilmer, M.D., D.D.S.?". tlgilmer.org. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ Gilmer, Thomas Lewis (January 1, 1903). Lectures on Oral Surgery. Northwestern University Dental School [1903].
- ^ Donald Venes, MD (February 7, 2013). Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis. p. 1013. ISBN 978-0-8036-3909-6.
- ^ a b History of Medicine and Surgery, and Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago. Chicago: The Biographical Publishing Corporation. 1922. p. 530. Retrieved April 18, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "WU School of Dental Medicine - Biographies". beckerexhibits.wustl.edu. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "Dr. T. L. Gilmer Funeral Services to Be Saturday". Chicago Tribune. December 31, 1931. p. 10. Retrieved April 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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