Nicholas Senn
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Dr. Nicholas Senn M. D. |
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Nicholas Senn in 1904
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| Born |
October 31, 1844 Sevelen, Switzerland |
| Died | January 2, 1908 (aged 63) Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Spouse(s) | Aurelia Millhouser |
| Children | Emanuel John Senn William Nicholas Senn |
| Parent(s) | Johannes and Magdalena Senn |
Nicholas Senn (October 31, 1844 – January 2, 1908) was an American surgeon, instructor, and founder of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. He served as the president of the American Medical Association in 1897–98 and as chief surgeon of the Sixth Army Corps in 1898, seeing service in Cuba during the Spanish–American War. He was involved in experimental research, particularly of acute pancreatitis,plastic surgery, head and neck oncology, the intestinal tract, and the treatment of leukaemia with x-rays.
Senn was born in Sevelen, Switzerland and emigrated to the United States with his family in 1852 when he was eight years old, settling in Ashford, Wisconsin. He graduated from the Chicago Medical College in 1868.
Senn spent the first few years after graduating as practitioner and resident physician at the Cook County Hospital in Chicago, later becoming attending physician in a Milwaukee hospital.
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