Sigard Adolphus Knopf
| Sigard Adolphus Knopf | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 27, 1857 Halle-on-the-Saale, Germany |
| Died | July 15, 1940 (aged 82) New York, New York |
| Nationality | German-American |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California Bellevue Hospital Medical School University of Paris University of France |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse(s) | Perle Nora Dyar (1889) Julia Marie Frederick (1935) |
| Children | With M. Maria (Mable) Gordon: Constance Lucille Knopf Gordon, Gertrude Cecilia Knopf Gordon, Adolphus (Ken) Knopf Gordon |
| Parent(s) | Adolphus Knopf and Nannina Bock |
Sigard Adolphus Knopf (November 27, 1857 – July 15, 1940) was a German-born American physician.
Born Siegmund Knopf on November 27, 1857, he received his early education at the Higher Municipal School in Halle-on-the-Saale before moving to the United States in 1880. After being an instructor in non-English languages in the Los Angeles area he matriculated to the University of Southern California, where he studied during 1884–86. In 1888 he graduated with an M.D. from Bellevue Hospital Medical School, then practiced medicine in Los Angeles for two years. He was married to Perle Nora Dyar in 1889; the couple would have no children. Leaving for France to study at the University of Paris, he received an A.B. and B.S. from the institution in 1891. For the next four years he worked at hospitals in Paris while studying at the University of France, where he received his second M.D. in 1895.
Following his work at a Paris hospital for tuberculosis patients, he returned to the United States in 1896 where he became a specialist in the treatment of the disease. During this time, he hired M. Maria (Mable) Gordon as a secretary in his New York office. He and Mable had three children all of whom he educated at the finest schools and colleges on the east coast. He introduced his two daughters, Lucille and Gertrude, at the International Debutante Ball in Brussels and financially supported the children taking them to Europe with him. Lucille attended Columbia University, Gertrude went to Barnard College and Ken graduated from Brown where all of his children would also go. Knopf had dual residences in Europe and New York.
In 1898, his book titled Pulmonary tuberculosis; its modern prophylaxis and the treatment in special institutions and at home was awarded the Alvarenga prize by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. His 1900 book Tuberculosis as a disease of the masses and how to combat it was awarded the international prize by the International Congress to Combat Tuberculosis as a Disease of the Masses. This work led to the formation of the Committee for the Prevention of Tuberculosis by New York health professionals and the local business and social elite. In 1904, he helped found the National Tuberculosis Association, since renamed the American Lung Association. During this time, Adolphus gained international acclaim as one of the world's most successful lung surgeons treating TB. Heads of national from all of the world sought his counsel in helping to treat and eradicate TB which had become a pandemic threat.
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