David S. Light collection of scientific letters


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Description

This digitized collection of letters and notes which contains autographs and signatures of renowned scientists and physicians was originally compiled by David S. Light, M.D., alumnus of Tulane University School of Medicine, 1944. Among the autographs in collection are: Claude Bernard, Sir William Bowman, Jean Martin Charcot, Sir Astley Paston Cooper, Marie Sklodowska Curie, Harvey Williams Cushing, Paul Ehrlich, Sigmund Freud, Herman Ludwig Ferdinand Von Helmholtz, Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, Cornielle Jean Francois Heymans, Johannes Muller, Albert Ludwig Siegmund Neisser, Sir James Paget, Louis Pasteur, Johannes Evangelesta Purkinje, William Ramsay, Louis-Antoine Ranvier, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, Friedrich Tiedmann, John Tyndall, Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow, William Henry Welsh. The letters and notes are in various languages, largely English, French, German or Czechoslovak and are handwritten or typed on various types of stationery or cards. The donation of the Light collection was accepted by W. D. Postell, Jr, Director of the Rudolph Matas Library in March 1993 with supplementary items added to the collection through 2003.
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Signature of William Henry Welch (b.1850, d.1934), American physician & medical educator
Signature of William Henry Welch (b.1850, d.1934), American physician & medical educator
Signature of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (b.1845, d.1923), German physicist
Signature of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (b.1845, d.1923), German physicist
Signature of Vítězslav Janovský or Viktor Janovsky (b.1847, d.1925), Czech dermatologist
Signature of Vítězslav Janovský or Viktor Janovsky (b.1847, d.1925), Czech dermatologist
Signature of Theodor Billroth (b.1829-d.1894), Austrian surgeon
Signature of Theodor Billroth (b.1829-d.1894), Austrian surgeon
Signature of Sir William Ramsay (b.1852, d.1916), Scottish Nobel chemist
Signature of Sir William Ramsay (b.1852, d.1916), Scottish Nobel chemist
Signature of Sir William Jenner (b.1815, d.1898), English physician known for distinction between typhus and typhoid
Signature of Sir William Jenner (b.1815, d.1898), English physician known for distinction between typhus and typhoid
Signature of Sir William Bowman (b.1816-d.1892), English surgeon, histologist & anatomist
Signature of Sir William Bowman (b.1816-d.1892), English surgeon, histologist & anatomist
Signature of Sir Morell Mackenzie (b.1837, d.1892), British pioneer of laryngology
Signature of Sir Morell Mackenzie (b.1837, d.1892), British pioneer of laryngology
Signature of Sir Benjamin Brodie (b.1783-d.1862), English physiologist & surgeon
Signature of Sir Benjamin Brodie (b.1783-d.1862), English physiologist & surgeon
Signature of Sir Astley Paston Cooper (b.1768, d.1841), English surgeon
Signature of Sir Astley Paston Cooper (b.1768, d.1841), English surgeon
Signature of Sigmund Freud (b.1856, d.1939),
Signature of Sigmund Freud (b.1856, d.1939), "Father of Psychoanalysis"
Signature of Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow (b.1821, d.1902), German physician & pathologist
Signature of Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow (b.1821, d.1902), German physician & pathologist
Signature of Prof. Alfred Kohn (b.1876, d.1959), German University in Prague, morphologist & histologist
Signature of Prof. Alfred Kohn (b.1876, d.1959), German University in Prague, morphologist & histologist
Signature of Paul Ehrlich (b.1854, d.1915), a German physician and scientist
Signature of Paul Ehrlich (b.1854, d.1915), a German physician and scientist
Signature of Maximilian (Max) Ruppert Franz von Frey (b.1852, d.1932), Austrian-German physiologist
Signature of Maximilian (Max) Ruppert Franz von Frey (b.1852, d.1932), Austrian-German physiologist
Signature of Max Cloëtta (b.1868, d.1940), Swiss pharmacologist
Signature of Max Cloëtta (b.1868, d.1940), Swiss pharmacologist
Signature of Matthew Dobson (b.1732, d.1784), British physician
Signature of Matthew Dobson (b.1732, d.1784), British physician
Signature of Marie Skłodowska Curie (b.1867,d.1943), Nobel physicist & chemist
Signature of Marie Skłodowska Curie (b.1867,d.1943), Nobel physicist & chemist
Signature of Ludimar Hermann (b.1838, d.1914), German physiologist & speech scientist
Signature of Ludimar Hermann (b.1838, d.1914), German physiologist & speech scientist
Signature of Louis Pasteur (b.1822, d.1895), French chemist &
Signature of Louis Pasteur (b.1822, d.1895), French chemist & "Father of Microbiology"
Signature of Louis-Auguste Desmarres (b.1810, d.1882), French ophthalmologist
Signature of Louis-Auguste Desmarres (b.1810, d.1882), French ophthalmologist
Signature of Louis-Antoine Ranvier (b.1835, d.1922), French neurohistologist
Signature of Louis-Antoine Ranvier (b.1835, d.1922), French neurohistologist
Signature of Karl Binz (b.1832-d.1913), German physician & pharmacologist
Signature of Karl Binz (b.1832-d.1913), German physician & pharmacologist
Signature of Karl Albert Ludwig Aschoff (b.1866-d.1942), German physician & pathologist
Signature of Karl Albert Ludwig Aschoff (b.1866-d.1942), German physician & pathologist

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