Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . Hospital, and since that time, with the exception ofa short absence while filling the Chair of .Anatomyin the Medical College at Castleton, Vermont, hasbeen associated with that great institution, first asCurator of the Pathological Museum, then as Lec-turer on Pathological Anatomy, for forty years,1852-1892, as Attending Surgeon and since 1892as Consulting Surgeon. On his retirement asVOL. IV.—26 Atteniling Surgeo


Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . Hospital, and since that time, with the exception ofa short absence while filling the Chair of .Anatomyin the Medical College at Castleton, Vermont, hasbeen associated with that great institution, first asCurator of the Pathological Museum, then as Lec-turer on Pathological Anatomy, for forty years,1852-1892, as Attending Surgeon and since 1892as Consulting Surgeon. On his retirement asVOL. IV.—26 Atteniling Surgeon, the Board of Covernors adopteda series of eulogistic resolutions and procured hisportrait in oil to hang in the Governors Room ofthe Hospital. For several years, Dr. Markoe filledthe Chair of Pathological Anatomy in the Universityof the City of New York, and in i860 was called tothe College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia,with which he has maintained an uninterrupted con-nection as Professor to the present time. As Ad-junct Professor of Surgery he served ten years, i860to 1870, and was then made full Professor in thatbranch; from 1S79 to 1891, he occupied the Chair. THOMAS M. MARKOE of Professor of the Princi]iles of Surgery, and uponhis retirement from the active duties of that positionin 1891 he was made Professor Emeritus and stillretains his association with the University in thatcharacter. In these positions, Dr. Markoe has wona reputation among the foremost medical teachersof the times. As a practitioner of medicine, heearly attained success through his association withthe celebrated Dr. Edward Delafield, which began in1849 and contiiuied until the retirement of thelatter in 1865, after which, until 1882, when took his sons into professional partnership,he had for associate Dr. Francis Delafield, the sonof his earlier partner. During the Civil War, served in a professional cai)acity with the 402 UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS Medical Department


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