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He was the author of 40 papers on brain anatomy. Widely recognized as one of the world's leading brain anatomists, he directed the Baugh Institute of Anatomy<ref>[http://www.dbi.tju/staticpages/php?/page=about_us Daniel Baugh Institute's website]</ref> until 1914. Dr. Spitzka performed post mortem examinations of the brains of many distinguished American men, including Prof. [[Edward Drinker Cope]], Prof. [[Joseph Leidy]], Prof. [[Harrison Allen]], Dr. [[William Pepper]], and Major [[John Wesley Powell]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=DR. SPITZKA DIES OF APOPLEXY|year=1922|month=Sept 6,|journal=NY Times}}</ref> |
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Edward Anthony Spitzka | |
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| Born | June 17, 1876 |
| Died | September 4, 1922 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Known for | Leon Czolgosz's brain autopsy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | anatomist |
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Edward Anthony Spitzka (June 17, 1876 – September 4, 1922) was an American anatomist who autopsied (29 Oct 1901) the brain of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of president William McKinley[1]
He was the author of 40 papers on brain anatomy. Widely recognized as one of the world's leading brain anatomists, he directed the Baugh Institute of Anatomy[2] until 1914. Dr. Spitzka performed post mortem examinations of the brains of many distinguished American men, including Prof. Edward Drinker Cope, Prof. Joseph Leidy, Prof. Harrison Allen, Dr. William Pepper, and Major John Wesley Powell.[3]
Publications
- Edited Nineteenth American Edition of Gray's Anatomy (July 1913).[4]*Edited Eighteenth American Edition of Gray's Anatomy (Oct. 1910).[4]
- Co-edited (with J.C. DaCosta) Seventeenth American Edition of Gray's Anatomy (Sept. 1908).[4]
References
- ^ *Haines, D E (1995). "Spitzka and Spitzka on the brains of the assassins of presidents". Journal of the history of the neurosciences. 4 (3–4): 236–66. doi:10.1080/09647049509525641. ISSN 0964-704X. PMID 11619027.
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- ^ "DR. SPITZKA DIES OF APOPLEXY". NY Times. 1922.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ a b c Carmine D. Clemente, ed. (1985). Gray’s Anatomy (30th ed.). Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger. ISBN 0-8121-0644-X. pp.vi-ix
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