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'''Valentine Mott''' ( |
'''Valentine Mott''' (August 20, 1785{{snd}}April 26, 1865) was an American [[surgery|surgeon]]. |
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== Life == |
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| ⚫ | He graduated at [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia College]], studied under [[Astley Cooper|Sir Astley Cooper]] in London, and also spent a winter in [[Edinburgh]]. After acting as demonstrator of [[anatomy]] he was appointed professor of surgery in Columbia College in 1809. From 1811 to 1834 he was in very extensive practice as a surgeon, and most successful as a teacher and operator. |
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[[File:Dr. Valentine Mott MET ap25.106.11.jpg|thumb|''Dr. Valentine Mott'' by [[Anson Dickinson]] (c. 1820)|212x212px]] |
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| ⚫ | Valentine Mott was born at [[Glen Cove, New York]]. He graduated at [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia College]], studied under [[Astley Cooper|Sir Astley Cooper]] in London, and also spent a winter in [[Edinburgh]]. After acting as demonstrator of [[anatomy]] he was appointed professor of surgery in Columbia College in 1809. From 1811 to 1834 he was in very extensive practice as a surgeon, and most successful as a teacher and operator.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Mott, Valentine|volume=18|page=930}}</ref> |
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[[File:Covered Ewer MET 214654(2).jpg|left|thumb|A silver ewer designed for Dr. Mott by [[Marquand and Co.|Frederick Marquand]] in 1827. Now on permanent display at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]]] |
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| ⚫ | He tied the [[innominate artery]] in 1818; the patient lived twenty-six days. He performed a similar operation on the [[carotid artery|carotid]] for the first time in the USA on 20 Sept 1829 before going on to carry out this operation forty-six times with good results; and in 1827 he was also successful in the case of the [[common iliac vein|common iliac]]. He is said to have performed one thousand amputations and one hundred and sixty-five [[lithotomy|lithotomies]].<ref name="EB1911"/> |
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| ⚫ | After spending seven years in Europe (1834-1841) Mott returned to New York where he was on the founding faculty of the university medical college of New York, now [[New York University School of Medicine]]. He translated [[Alfred-Armand-Louis-Marie Velpeau|AALM Velpeau]]'s ''Operative Surgery'', and was foreign associate of the Imperial Academy of Medicine of Paris.<ref name="EB1911"/> |
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| ⚫ | He tied the [[innominate artery]] in 1818; the patient lived twenty-six days. He performed a similar operation on the [[carotid artery|carotid]] forty-six times with good results; and in 1827 he was also successful in the case of the [[common iliac vein|common iliac]]. He is said to have performed one thousand amputations and one hundred and sixty-five [[lithotomy|lithotomies]]. |
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A collection of his correspondence is held at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oculus.nlm.nih.gov/mott281|title=Valentine Mott Correspondence 1807-1864|publisher=National Library of Medicine}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | After spending seven years in Europe (1834-1841) Mott returned to New York where he was on the founding faculty of the university medical college of New York, now [[New York University School of Medicine]]. He translated [[Alfred-Armand-Louis-Marie Velpeau|AALM Velpeau]]'s ''Operative Surgery'', and was foreign associate of the Imperial Academy of Medicine of Paris. |
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==Family== |
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In 1849, the same year he was elected President of the [[New York Academy of Medicine]], Mott and his wife, the former Louisa Dunmore Munn, moved to a four-story Italianate brownstone mansion at #1 [[Gramercy Park]] West with their large family. The couple had 9 children: 6 sons, including [[Alexander B. Mott|Alexander Brown Mott]] (1826–1889), Valentine Mott, Jr. (1822–1854), and [[Thaddeus P. Mott]]; and 3 daughters, including Louisa Dunmore Mott, who in 1842 married the surgeon [[William Holme Van Buren]]. A son of Alexander B. Mott, the surgeon Dr. Valentine Mott (1852–1918) studied under Louis Pasteur in Paris and was the first to introduce rabies vaccine into the U.S.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Dr. Valentine Mott Dies Suddenly at Age 65|journal=NY Times |date=June 20, 1918 }}</ref> |
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Upon his death in 1865, Mott was interred at [[Green-Wood Cemetery]] in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. |
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 8 March 2024
Valentine Mott (August 20, 1785 – April 26, 1865) was an American surgeon.
Life[edit]
Valentine Mott was born at Glen Cove, New York. He graduated at Columbia College, studied under Sir Astley Cooper in London, and also spent a winter in Edinburgh. After acting as demonstrator of anatomy he was appointed professor of surgery in Columbia College in 1809. From 1811 to 1834 he was in very extensive practice as a surgeon, and most successful as a teacher and operator.[1]
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He tied the innominate artery in 1818; the patient lived twenty-six days. He performed a similar operation on the carotid for the first time in the USA on 20 Sept 1829 before going on to carry out this operation forty-six times with good results; and in 1827 he was also successful in the case of the common iliac. He is said to have performed one thousand amputations and one hundred and sixty-five lithotomies.[1]
After spending seven years in Europe (1834-1841) Mott returned to New York where he was on the founding faculty of the university medical college of New York, now New York University School of Medicine. He translated AALM Velpeau's Operative Surgery, and was foreign associate of the Imperial Academy of Medicine of Paris.[1]
A collection of his correspondence is held at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.[2]
Family[edit]
In 1849, the same year he was elected President of the New York Academy of Medicine, Mott and his wife, the former Louisa Dunmore Munn, moved to a four-story Italianate brownstone mansion at #1 Gramercy Park West with their large family. The couple had 9 children: 6 sons, including Alexander Brown Mott (1826–1889), Valentine Mott, Jr. (1822–1854), and Thaddeus P. Mott; and 3 daughters, including Louisa Dunmore Mott, who in 1842 married the surgeon William Holme Van Buren. A son of Alexander B. Mott, the surgeon Dr. Valentine Mott (1852–1918) studied under Louis Pasteur in Paris and was the first to introduce rabies vaccine into the U.S.[3]
Upon his death in 1865, Mott was interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mott, Valentine". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 930.
- ^ "Valentine Mott Correspondence 1807-1864". National Library of Medicine.
- ^ "Dr. Valentine Mott Dies Suddenly at Age 65". NY Times. June 20, 1918.
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