Nathaniel Chapman

Doctor
BIRTHDAY
May 28,1780
Birthplace
Virginia
Age
Jul 1,1853,age 73
Birth Sign
Gemini
BIRTHDAY
May 28,1780 (age Jul 1,1853,age 73)
Birthplace
Virginia

About

Famous physician and founder of the American Medical Association and the American Journal of the Medical Sciences.

Before Fame

He earned his Medical Doctorate in 1800.

Trivia

He gave lectures on obstetrics that became so popular that he was named Professor of Midwifery at the University of Pennsylvania.

Family Life

He married Rebecca Biddle in 1808.

Associated With

He studied under U.S. founding father Benjamin Rush after moving to Philadelphia in 1797.