Nihon Igakkai; variants: Nippon Igakkai, Japan Medical Congress, JMC, Japanese Association of Medical Science, Nippon Medical Society; org. 1902 as Nihon Rengō Igakkai [no publs. in LC data base])
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International Cancer Research Commission
The International Cancer Research commission was formed at the first International Cancer Research Congress in St. Louis, MO held from September 2-7, 1947. E.V. Cowdry said it was the first international group devoted exclusively to research on cancer, including clinical, laboratory and statistical investigations.
Cowdry, E. V., International Cancer Research Commission, Cancer Research, Volume 7, Issue 12, page 827-832 (December 1947). URI: https://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/7/12/827.full-text.pdf
Edmund V. Cowdry Jr. (1921-1982), born on 24 January 1921 in Washington, D.C. to Alice Hanford Smith Cowdry (1892-1974) and Edmund V. Cowdry (1888-1975) . He earned bachelor's degree from Princeton University in 1942 and his M.D in 1945 from the Washington University School of Medicine. He practiced as a psychiatrist in St. Louis, MO until 1975, when he moved to Asheville, North Carolina, where he was chief of psychiatry at the Veterans Administration Hospital. Before starting private practice in St. Louis in ?, he was surgeon for the U.S. Public Health Service for 11 years (1948) . He was former president of the St. Louis Country Medical Society and was on the staffs of Barnes Deaconness, St. John's Mercy and Missouri Baptist hospitals during his time in St. Louis.
He married Jean Cowdry, born Vivian Jean Echols, cadet nurse at Washington University School of Nursing on September 11, 1944. He was survived by his second wife, Nancy Byassee Cowdry of Asheville, N.C.; two sons, Edmund II of St. Peters and Jeffrey C. of Fenton; two daughters Margaret Ellen of St. Charles and Karen C. Castelman of Orlando, Fla. He was also survived by two sisters, Alice C. Luten and Margaret C. Park, both of St. Louis.
Sources: 1) Dr. Edmund V. Cowdry Jr. dies; was psychiatrist here."St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Wed. Sept 1, 1982. 2) Puerto Rico, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1901-1962 for Edmund Vincent Cowdry A3533-Arriving at San Juan, Puerto Rico, 22 Feb 1936. Graham, Evarts A., Jr. "Dr. Edmund Vincent Cowdry, Professor of Anatomy, " Some of the Men of Science at Washington University. St. Louis: Washington University, 1948, pages 16. 4) Cowdry, E. V., Jr., 1963. FC008-S45-B154-F11 Folder, Part of E. V. Cowdry Papers. 5) Social Activities, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1923-2003); St Louis [St Louis]11 Sep 1944: 13.
Frank J. Lutz played a significant role in advancing the field of surgery in the state of Missouri. A St. Louis native, Lutz was born on May 24, 1855, and earned his BA from St. Louis University in 1873. He received his MD from St. Louis Medical College in 1876. Shortly after completing his studies, Lutz became an instructor in clinical surgery at St. Louis Medical College and then professor of surgical pathology and dean at Beaumont Medical College. He later joined the faculties of St. Louis University School of Medicine as chair of surgery and Washington University School of Medicine as chair of clinical surgery. In addition to his academic appointments, Lutz served as chief of surgery at Alexian Brothers Hospital and Josephine Hospital in St. Louis and as a staff member at the Barnard Free Skin and Cancer Hospital.
Lutz's service to the state of Missouri stemmed from a number of important appointments. During his tenure with the Missouri State Board of Health between 1893 and 1897, he strove to elevate the standard of Missouri medical education. Lutz was appointed surgeon general of the state of Missouri from 1886 until 1904 and president of the Missouri State Medical Association in 1887. Back in St. Louis, he was the catalyst behind the 1899 establishment of the St. Louis Medical Library, for which he served as librarian and trustee until 1913. In addition, he organized the St. Louis Surgical Society and in 1889, headed the St. Louis Medical Society. Lutz was also a prominent member of the American Medical Association and served as a trustee of that organization from 1910 until his death in 1916 from heart disease.
Coxe, Mary "Polly" Gessner
Our beloved Aunt, Mary "Polly" Gessner Park Coxe, age 84, passed away peacefully May 9, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born June 17, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She married her longtime friend and love, Dr. William S. Coxe in August of 1984, who preceded her in death in 2012.
Polly moved with her family to St. Louis in 1952 and graduated from Mary Institute in 1953. She attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History in 1957. Later, she received a Master's of Fine Arts degree from Washington University.
Polly spent a year teaching in England and traveling Europe on a Fulbright Fellowship. Upon returning to St. Louis, she taught for many years as a traveling art teacher for the St. Louis Public Schools. In the early 1980's she directed the National Museum of Medical Quackery in St. Louis. She loved the St. Louis Art Museum, where she worked from 1988 to 1998 in the library and volunteered from 1987 to 2007.
A love of the arts in St. Louis became Polly's lifelong passion. She was devoted to the St. Louis Art Museum, the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and the Missouri Botanical Garden where she served on the Members' Board. She volunteered with Oasis teaching young children to read, the Wednesday Club, and many other organizations. She spent hours walking in Forest Park and watching the seasons pass in her wonderful condominium that overlooked the park.
Polly was preceded in death by her parents, Howard F. Park Jr, Mary Reed Gessner Park, and her brother the Rev. Howard F. (Helen survived) Park III. She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Howard F. Park IV, Catherine I. Park, Nathaniel C. (Kelly) Park and grandnieces Ellen and Caroline Park all of St. Louis, Missouri, Joseph W. (Barbara) Coxe, Margaret S. Coxe and Anne Coxe Jones, of Virginia, and her devoted friends. She will be missed by all.
Published by Post - Dispatch on May 17, 2020. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/stltoday/name/mary-coxe-obituary?pid=196204065
William S. Coxe received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University. He moved to St. Louis in 1957 and served on the faulty of Washington University School of Medicine until he retired as an emeritus professor in neurological surgery in 1997. Coxe received the School of Medicine's Distinguished Service Award in 2002.
National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is operated by the United States federal government and is the largest medical library in the world. The library is located in Bethesda, Maryland.
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