George Cheyne Shattuck Jr.
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July 22, 1813
- Dean of the Harvard Medical School
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| Born | George Cheyne Shattuck July 22, 1813 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 22, 1893 (aged 79) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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George Cheyne Shattuck Jr. (July 22, 1813 – March 22, 1893) was an American medical doctor and educator who was the founder of St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and the dean of the Harvard Medical School from 1864 to 1869.
Shattuck was born in Boston on July 22, 1813, to George C. and Eliza Cheever (Davis) Shattuck. His maternal grandfather was Caleb Davis. He prepared for college at Joseph Cogswell's Round Hill School. He graduated from Harvard College in 1831. After one year at Harvard Law School, he entered Harvard Medical School. He graduated in 1835 and continued his studies in Europe.[1]
Career
Upon returning to Boston, Shattuck practiced with his father, who was one of the city's leading physicians.[1] From 1849 to 1885, he was a visiting physician at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was a professor of clinical medicine at the Harvard Medical School from 1855 to 1859. He then served as a professor of the theory and practice of medicine at the school until 1873.[2] From 1864 to 1869, he was also the dean of the faculty of medicine.[3] From 1872 to 1874, he was the president of the Massachusetts Medical Society.[1] In 1877, he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[4]