John George Adami
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John George Adami M.A., M.D., F.R.S., LL.D. (12 January 1862 Manchester
- 29 August 1926 Liverpool
) was a British pathologist.
He was the son of the late John George Adami. He was educated at Owen College, Manchester, and at Christ's College, Cambridge
, studying afterward in Breslau and Paris.
He took distinguished honors at Cambridge in natural science, was Darwin prizeman in 1885, M.R.C.S., and was appointed demonstrator of pathology in Cambridge University in 1887.
In 1888, he exposed himself to rabies, and published an account of his treatment at the Pasteur Institute
's vaccination clinic.
Elected fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge
, in 1891, he soon after became head of the pathological department of the Royal Victoria Hospital.
From 1892, he was professor of pathology in McGill University
, Canada.
During World War I
, he inspected Canadian hospitals in France.
From 1919, he was Vice-Chancellor of University of Liverpool
.
He is the author of numerous monographs upon subjects relating to pathology in French, German, English and American medical journals, and of many papers read before medical societies.
He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 11 May 1905.
In 1894, he married Mary Stuart, she remarried.
His wartime diary is held at the Welcome Library.
The Adami Lectureship in Pathology is given by University of Liverpool.
He married Mary Stuart Cantlie in 1894 in Montreal. They had three children, of whom 2 survived. Widowed in 1916, he married in 1922 in Liverpool Marie Wilkinson, who outlived him.
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
- 29 August 1926 Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
) was a British pathologist.
He was the son of the late John George Adami. He was educated at Owen College, Manchester, and at Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
, studying afterward in Breslau and Paris.
He took distinguished honors at Cambridge in natural science, was Darwin prizeman in 1885, M.R.C.S., and was appointed demonstrator of pathology in Cambridge University in 1887.
In 1888, he exposed himself to rabies, and published an account of his treatment at the Pasteur Institute
Pasteur Institute
The Pasteur Institute is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It is named after Louis Pasteur, who made some of the greatest breakthroughs in modern medicine at the time, including pasteurization and vaccines for anthrax...
's vaccination clinic.
Elected fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
, in 1891, he soon after became head of the pathological department of the Royal Victoria Hospital.
From 1892, he was professor of pathology in McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, Canada.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, he inspected Canadian hospitals in France.
From 1919, he was Vice-Chancellor of University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
.
He is the author of numerous monographs upon subjects relating to pathology in French, German, English and American medical journals, and of many papers read before medical societies.
He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 11 May 1905.
In 1894, he married Mary Stuart, she remarried.
His wartime diary is held at the Welcome Library.
The Adami Lectureship in Pathology is given by University of Liverpool.
Works
- Inflammation, 1909
- Principles of Pathology, Authors John George Adami, Albert George Nicholls, Lea & Febiger, 1908
He married Mary Stuart Cantlie in 1894 in Montreal. They had three children, of whom 2 survived. Widowed in 1916, he married in 1922 in Liverpool Marie Wilkinson, who outlived him.
External links
- "John George Adami: An Appreciation", Southern Medical Journal February 1929 - Volume 22 - Issue 2 - ppg 172-177
- "John George Adami", Walter Stoneman, National Portrait Gallery
- "Mrs. J. G. Adami and children on horseback", Windermere area, British Columbia, Glenbow Museum
- http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_George_Adami
- http://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=The_New_Student%27s_Reference_Work/Adami,_John_George&oldid=736711