Jay Webber Seaver
Jay Webber Seaver (born March 9, 1855 in Craftsbury / Orleans County , † May 5, 1915 in Berkeley ) was an American physician and pioneer of anthropometry .
biography
Jay Webber Seaver was the second of five children to William Seaver and Betsy Urie. He studied at the medical school at Yale University , where he later taught as a professor. He took his body measurements on thousands of students in the Chautauqua area and published his research in Anthropometry and physical examination. A book for practical use in connection with gymnastic work and physical education.
Seaver married Leona Nancy Sheldon Sullivan on July 1, 1886. His body was interred in the Chautauqua cemetery on the main road to Jamestown.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Randall J. Seaver: Descendants of Caleb Seaver ( Memento of the original from August 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , May 18, 2005.
- ↑ William Sims Bainbridge : Strategies for Personality Transfer - Basic Tendencies ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English).
- ↑ Chautauqua Cemetery
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seaver, Jay Webber |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American medic and pioneer of anthropometry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Craftsbury , Orleans County |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1915 |
| Place of death | Berkeley |