Horatio Robinson Storer

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Horatio Robinson Storer

Horatio Robinson Storer (born February 27, 1830 in Boston , Massachusetts , † September 18, 1922 in Newport , Rhode Island ) was an American doctor, anti-abortion and numismatist .

Life

Horatio Storer was the son of David Humphreys Storer (1804-1891), a Boston doctor and zoologist. He attended the Boston Latin School , studied at Harvard College (among others with Alexander Agassiz and Asa Gray ) and the Harvard Medical School ( MD 1853). He then traveled to Europe, where he studied with James Young Simpson in Edinburgh , among others .

In 1855 Storer opened a practice in Boston specializing in gynecology and obstetrics and was also his father's assistant at Harvard University. In 1858 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1865 he took over a professorship in gynecology and forensic medicine at Berkshire Medical College in Pittsfield , Massachusetts , which he held after the facility was closed in 1867 until 1869. Storer obtained his law degree LL.B. in 1868. at Harvard Law School . In 1869, Storer founded the Gynecological Society of Boston , which is considered the world's first gynecological society. Its organ, the Journal of the Gynecological Society of Boston , is accordingly regarded as the first gynecological journal . He cared for patients in several hospitals in Boston and gave regular gynecological courses for doctors - which is considered to be the forerunner of today's postgraduate studies .

In 1872 Storer gave up his medical practice because of health problems, stayed in Italy for five years to recover , then settled in Newport , Rhode Island , because of the milder climate . From then on he mainly devoted himself to numismatics , but also cared for patients in the local hospital. He also published a specialist journal in the field of numismatics, the American Journal of Numismatics . He was considered an expert in the field of medals , calculating pennies and tokens with medical relevance.

Storer received an honorary doctorate from Fordham University in 1912 .

Horatio Robinson Storer was married three times: with Emily Elvira Gilmore, with her sister Augusta Caroline Gilmore and with Frances Sophia Mackenzie, because of whom he converted to Catholicism . Storer had five children. The eldest was born in Edinburgh, the youngest in Sorrento , Italy.

Storer's work against abortion

In 1857 Storer founded the physicians' crusade against abortion and succeeded in having the American Medical Association (AMA) set up a commission against abortion, the report of which was approved in 1859. As a result, almost all US states tightened their abortion laws. Storer's work against abortion, Why Not? A Book for Every Woman , sold a lot and often given to women who wanted an abortion.

Storer is still honored today by representatives of the American rights movement as a champion for their cause. For example, it is claimed that almost every living US American owes his life to Storer because he had at least one ancestor who, thanks to Storer's work, was not aborted.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter S. (PDF; 1.4 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved October 25, 2018 .
  2. ↑ This 19th C. Pro-Life Hero Quietly Saved Millions of Lives - Including Your Own. In: churchpop.com. August 25, 2016, accessed October 26, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Storer, Horatio Robinson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Storer, Horatio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American doctor, anti-abortionist and numismatist
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH September 18, 1922
Place of death Newport , Rhode Island