Lucius Edward Burch

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Title

Lucius Edward Burch

Subject

Surgery, Vanderbilt Alumni, Obstetrics/Gynecology

Description

Photographic portrait of Lucius Edward Burch. Lucius E. Burch (1874-1959) was a star football player at Vanderbilt in the 1890's. Receiving his M.D. Degree in 1896, Dr. Burch practiced briefly in Bear Spring, TN before studying surgery at St. George's Hospital in London. Dr. Burch joined the Vanderbilt School of Medicine in 1904 as Professor of Gynecology. Ten years later, he was appointed dean. After service in France during WWI, he returned to play a key role in the transition between the old medical school and the new one. 

Creator

Anonymous

Source

Vanderbilt University History of Medicine Collections Photographic Archive

Date

1896 (circa)

Rights

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Type

Still Image

Identifier

12

Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Photographic print

Physical Dimensions

3.3 in. x 4.25 in.

People Depicted

Ordered left to right as they appear in the image, starting from the top left.

Contribution Form

Online Submission

No

Collection

VUMC People

Tags

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Citation

Anonymous, “Lucius Edward Burch,” VUMC Through Time: A Photographic Archive, accessed May 28, 2023, https://eblthroughtime.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/1911.

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