George Walter Caldwell
George Walter Caldwell (born September 12, 1866 in Lincoln , Vermont , USA , † March 11, 1946 in Hollywood , California , USA) was an American ENT doctor , painter and writer .
Life
George Walter Caldwell grew up in a modest family. He had to work on his studies at the universities of Colorado and Denver and received his diploma there in 1891. He then moved to the polyclinic in New York and was mainly involved in ear, nose and throat medicine, one in the then United States particularly in demand discipline.
He constructed a special probe for the treatment of narrowed tear ducts . In 1893 he developed a method to empty the maxillary sinus of pus and to put a drainage to the nasal cavity ( Caldwell-Luc operation ). All of his medical publications appeared within three years of his graduation.
In early 1900 Caldwell moved to Stanford University in San Francisco . He stayed there until 1926 and then moved to Los Angeles . There he devoted himself more to literature and painting . As a resident of Hollywood , he not only exhibited his pictures on site, but also traveled all over the world. He also wrote several books on Indians and became a member of the California Art Club.
He collected folk tales and in 1925 published the Legends of Southern California. He illustrated and published a collection of poems entitled "Meditations of a Medico", which reflected his philosophy of life.
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| SURNAME | Caldwell, George Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ENT doctor, painter, and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lincoln , Vermont , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1946 |
| Place of death | Hollywood , California , USA |