Louis F. Bishop

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Louis Faugères Bishop III (born April 20, 1901 in New York City , † June 1, 1986 in Manhattan ) was an American cardiologist , sports medicine specialist and co-founder of the American College of Sports Medicine .

Life

Bishop was the son of Louis Faugères Bishop II (1864-1941), the founder of American cardiology. After high school, son Bishop studied at Yale University (Bachelor in 1921) and Dr. med. (MD 1925) from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons . He had a well-functioning private practice, but also collaborated on research with Rutgers University , which honors him with the annual Annual Louis Faugères Bishop III Lecture after his death . He was elected president of the American College of Cardiology and the New York Cardiological Society , was a founding member and president of the American College of Sports Medicine . Like his family, he spoke French and traveled to Europe several times to find out about the latest developments in cardiology and sports medicine.

Autobiographical works

  • Louis Faugères Bishop (1985): Myself when young: growing up in New York, 1901-1925. New York: KS Giniger Co.
  • Louis Faugères Bishop (1977): The Birth of a Specialty: The Diary of an American Cardiologist, 1926-1972. New York: Vantage.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ W. Bruce Fye: Profiles in Cardiology. Louis Faugères Bishop. Clin. Cardiol. 18, (1995): 541-542
  2. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/04/obituaries/dr-louis-f-bishop-85-dies-leader-in-field-of-cardiology.html on . 15th March 2017
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2017 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. up 15th March 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / discovery.rutgers.edu
  4. ↑ http://library-archives.cumc.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/finding-aids/Bishop%20web%20version.pdf on . 15th March 2017
  5. ↑ Jack W. Berryman, Roberta J. Park (Ed.) (1992): Sport and exercise science: essays in the history of sports medicine. Urbana Ill .: Univ. of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-01896-6 ; Arnd Krüger : American sport between isolationism and internationalism . In: competitive sport . Volume 18. No. 1 , 1988, p. 43-47 .
personal data
SURNAME Bishop, Louis F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bishop, Louis Faugères III (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cardiologist and sports medicine specialist
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH June 1, 1986
Place of death Manhattan