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'''John George Adami''' (ä-dä' mee), M.A., M.D., [[List of Fellows of the Royal Society A,B,C|F.R.S.]], LL.D. (12 January 1862 [[Manchester]] – 29 August 1926 [[Liverpool]]) was a British [[pathologist]].
'''John George Adami''' (ä-dä' mee), [[List of Fellows of the Royal Society A,B,C|FRS]], FRSE, LL.D. (12 January 1862 – 29 August 1926) was a British [[pathologist]].


==Career==
==Career==
He was the son of the late John George Adami and educated at [[Owen College]], Manchester, and at [[Christ's College, Cambridge]],<ref>{{acad|id=ADMY880JG|name=Adami, John George}}</ref> studying afterward in Breslau and Paris.
He was the son of the late John George Adami, hotel proprietor of Ashton-upon-Mersey, and educated at [[Manchester Grammar School]], [[Owens College]], Manchester and [[Christ's College, Cambridge]],<ref>{{acad|id=ADMY880JG|name=Adami, John George}}</ref> studying afterwards in Breslau and Paris. He took distinguished honours at Cambridge in natural science, was Darwin prizeman in 1885, M.R.C.S., and was appointed demonstrator of physiology at [[Cambridge University]] in 1887.

He took distinguished honors at Cambridge in natural science, was Darwin prizeman in 1885, M.R.C.S., and was appointed demonstrator of pathology in [[Cambridge University]] in 1887.
In 1888, he exposed himself to rabies, and published an account of his treatment at the [[Pasteur Institute]]'s vaccination clinic. <ref>http://www.educationengland.org.uk/articles/24hadow.html</ref>
In 1888, he exposed himself to rabies, and published an account of his treatment at the [[Pasteur Institute]]'s vaccination clinic. <ref>http://www.educationengland.org.uk/articles/24hadow.html</ref>
Elected fellow of [[Jesus College, Cambridge]], in 1891, he soon after became head of the pathological department of the [[Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal|Royal Victoria Hospital]]. <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=lDBXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA301&dq=John+George+Adami&as_brr=3&cd=3#v=onepage&q=John%20George%20Adami&f=false ''Montreal, 1535-1914''], William Henry Atherton, S. J. Clarke, 1914</ref>
Elected fellow of [[Jesus College, Cambridge]] in 1891, he soon afterwards became head of the pathological department of the [[Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal|Royal Victoria Hospital]]. <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=lDBXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA301&dq=John+George+Adami&as_brr=3&cd=3#v=onepage&q=John%20George%20Adami&f=false ''Montreal, 1535-1914''], William Henry Atherton, S. J. Clarke, 1914</ref>
From 1892, he was professor of pathology in [[McGill University]], Canada. <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=oFpmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=John+George+Adami&source=bl&ots=62ijJIfEq1&sig=6wdlnuQkj77l8bZLQA7YyAatxjs&hl=en&ei=eaboS8S9LcKAlAf9qfXGAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCgQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=John%20George%20Adami&f=false ''The Canadian who's who''], Volume 1, University of Toronto Press, 1910</ref>
From 1892, he was professor of pathology in [[McGill University]], Canada. <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=oFpmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=John+George+Adami&source=bl&ots=62ijJIfEq1&sig=6wdlnuQkj77l8bZLQA7YyAatxjs&hl=en&ei=eaboS8S9LcKAlAf9qfXGAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCgQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=John%20George%20Adami&f=false ''The Canadian who's who''], Volume 1, University of Toronto Press, 1910</ref>
During [[World War I]], he inspected Canadian hospitals in France.
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From 1919, he was Vice-Chancellor of [[University of Liverpool]].<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/pss/94636 "Address of the President"], November 30, 1926, Ernest Rutherford, ''Proceedings of the Royal Society of London''. Series A, Vol. 113, No. 765 (Jan. 1, 1927), pp. 481-495</ref>


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During [[World War I]] he was an Assistant Director of Medical Services in the Canadian Army. He inspected Canadian hospitals in France and his wartime diary is held at the Welcome Library.<ref>http://search.wellcomelibrary.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1953592?lang=eng</ref> From 1919, he was Vice-Chancellor of [[University of Liverpool]].<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/pss/94636 "Address of the President"], November 30, 1926, Ernest Rutherford, ''Proceedings of the Royal Society of London''. Series A, Vol. 113, No. 765 (Jan. 1, 1927), pp. 481-495</ref>
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He is the author of numerous monographs upon subjects relating to pathology in French, German, English and American medical journals, and of many papers read before medical societies.
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He was elected [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] on 11 May 1905.


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He was the author of numerous monographs upon subjects relating to pathology in French, German, English and American medical journals, and of many papers read before medical societies. He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh]] in 1898 and a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] on 11 May 1905.
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He married Mary Stuart Cantlie in 1894 in Montreal. They had three children, of whom 2 survived. Widowed in 1916, he married in 1922 in Liverpool Marie Wilkinson, who outlived him.

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He married Mary Stuart Cantlie in 1894 in Montreal. They had three children, of whom 2 survived. Widowed in 1916, he married in 1922 in Liverpool Marie Wilkinson, who outlived him. He died in Liverpool in 1926.


His wartime diary is held at the Welcome Library.<ref>http://search.wellcomelibrary.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1953592?lang=eng</ref>
The Adami Lectureship in Pathology is given by University of Liverpool.<ref>http://www.liv.ac.uk/commsec/calendar_07_08/special_lectureships.htm</ref>
The Adami Lectureship in Pathology is given by University of Liverpool.<ref>http://www.liv.ac.uk/commsec/calendar_07_08/special_lectureships.htm</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
*''Inflammation'', 1909
*''Inflammation'', 1909
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=piISAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=John+George+Adami&source=bl&ots=nxfmpTx7y8&sig=0iQsruy-8NpFv9BclPdqNKcWOpE&hl=en&ei=fZ_oS_TCEYaglAf1je3bAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCkQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Principles of Pathology''], Authors John George Adami, Albert George Nicholls, Lea & Febiger, 1908
*''Principles of Pathology'', with Albert George Nicholls, Lea & Febiger, 1908 <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=piISAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=John+George+Adami&source=bl&ots=nxfmpTx7y8&sig=0iQsruy-8NpFv9BclPdqNKcWOpE&hl=en&ei=fZ_oS_TCEYaglAf1je3bAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCkQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Principles of Pathology'']</ref>


==Honours and awards==
==Honours and awards==
* 1905 [[Fellow of the Royal Society]]
* 1898 [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh]]
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* 1905 [[Fellow of the Royal Society of London]]
* 1914 [[Fothergillian prize]] of the [[London Medical Society]]
* 1914 [[Fothergillian prize]] of the [[London Medical Society]]
* 1917 [[Croonian Lecture]] at the [[Royal College of Physicians]]
* 1917 [[Croonian Lecture]] at the [[Royal College of Physicians]]
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Revision as of 19:51, 3 December 2014

John George Adami (ä-dä' mee), FRS, FRSE, LL.D. (12 January 1862 – 29 August 1926) was a British pathologist.

Career

He was the son of the late John George Adami, hotel proprietor of Ashton-upon-Mersey, and educated at Manchester Grammar School, Owens College, Manchester and Christ's College, Cambridge,[1] studying afterwards in Breslau and Paris. He took distinguished honours at Cambridge in natural science, was Darwin prizeman in 1885, M.R.C.S., and was appointed demonstrator of physiology at Cambridge University in 1887.

In 1888, he exposed himself to rabies, and published an account of his treatment at the Pasteur Institute's vaccination clinic. [2] Elected fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge in 1891, he soon afterwards became head of the pathological department of the Royal Victoria Hospital. [3] From 1892, he was professor of pathology in McGill University, Canada. [4]

During World War I he was an Assistant Director of Medical Services in the Canadian Army. He inspected Canadian hospitals in France and his wartime diary is held at the Welcome Library.[5] From 1919, he was Vice-Chancellor of University of Liverpool.[6]

He was the author of numerous monographs upon subjects relating to pathology in French, German, English and American medical journals, and of many papers read before medical societies. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1898 and a Fellow of the Royal Society on 11 May 1905.

He married Mary Stuart Cantlie in 1894 in Montreal. They had three children, of whom 2 survived. Widowed in 1916, he married in 1922 in Liverpool Marie Wilkinson, who outlived him. He died in Liverpool in 1926.

The Adami Lectureship in Pathology is given by University of Liverpool.[7]

Works

  • Inflammation, 1909
  • Principles of Pathology, with Albert George Nicholls, Lea & Febiger, 1908 [8]

Honours and awards

References

  1. ^ "Adami, John George (ADMY880JG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ http://www.educationengland.org.uk/articles/24hadow.html
  3. ^ Montreal, 1535-1914, William Henry Atherton, S. J. Clarke, 1914
  4. ^ The Canadian who's who, Volume 1, University of Toronto Press, 1910
  5. ^ http://search.wellcomelibrary.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1953592?lang=eng
  6. ^ "Address of the President", November 30, 1926, Ernest Rutherford, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Vol. 113, No. 765 (Jan. 1, 1927), pp. 481-495
  7. ^ http://www.liv.ac.uk/commsec/calendar_07_08/special_lectureships.htm
  8. ^ Principles of Pathology

External links

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_George_Adami
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