Frederick McGee Rossiter

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Frederick McGee Rossiter (also Frederick M. Rossiter , born March 12, 1870 in Elmore , Ottawa County , Ohio , † October 10, 1967 in Paradise , Butte County , California ) was an American physician and writer .

Life

Family and education

Frederick McGee Rossiter, son of Samuel G. Rossiter and Jennie McGee Rossiter, graduated from Battle Creek College in Berrien Springs , Michigan in 1893 with a Bachelor of Science degree . He devoted himself to following the study of medicine at Rush Medical College in Chicago , Illinois , in 1896 he became Doctor of Medicine doctorate . He continued his studies at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , in 1897 he received his second medical doctorate.

Frederick McGee Rossiter married Mary Henry on December 29, 1897. The marriage resulted in daughter Margaret, who was married to JH White, and son Henry. Rossiter, who had lived on Muirfield Road in Los Angeles during his professional career , died in Paradise in October 1967 at the old age of 97. He found his final resting place in the local Paradise Cemetery.

Professional background

Frederick McGee Rossiter received a medical post at Battle Creek Sanatorium in Berrien, Michigan in 1897 . In 1902 moved to Los Angeles Rossiter, where he opened a medical practice for general medicine , of which he held until the 1928th In 1922 Rossiter followed a call as Professor of Medicine at the College of Medical Evangelists in Loma Linda , a position he held until 1926. Rossiter, who published numerous articles in professional journals, graduated from the Royal College of Physicians in London in 1920 . In the same year he was accepted as a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England . Frederick McGee Rossiter emerged in particular as a writer of medically relevant literary works.

Works

  • together with Mary Henry Rossiter: The story of a living temple; a study of the human body. Revell, Chicago, Ill., 1903
  • The practical guide to health: a popular treatise on anatomy, physiology, and hygiene, with a scientific description of diseases, their causes and treatment: designed for nurses and for home use . Pacific Press Pub. Assn., Mountain View, Calif., 1913
  • The romance of a living temple; a study of the human body. G. Sully and Company, New York, 1924
  • The torch of life: a key to sex harmony. Eugenics Publishing Co., Inc., New York, 1939
  • Bride and groom. in: Newlyweds ask the doctor. Monogram, Los Angeles, Cal., 1953
  • Water for health and healing; how to use the life-giving power of water to promote glowing health and to relieve many common ailments. HC White, Riverside, Cal., 1972

literature

  • Who was Who in America. Volume 5: 1969-1973. Marquis Who's Who, New Providence, NJ, 1973, p. 622.
  • Paul Brinkley-Rogers, James Langton: Please Enjoy Your Happiness: A Memoir. Simon & Schuster Audio, New York, NY, 2016, p. 176.

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personal data
SURNAME Rossiter, Frederick McGee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rossiter, Frederick M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American medic and writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Elmore , Ottawa County , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH October 10, 1967
Place of death Paradise , Butte County , California