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Abraham Jacobi
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Abraham Jacobi (6 May 1830 – 10 July 1919) was a German physician and pioneer of pediatrics. He was a key figure in the movement to improve child healthcare and welfare in the United States[2] and opened the first children's clinic in the country.[3] To date, he is the only foreign-born president of the American Medical Association. He helped found the American Journal of Obstetrics. He is regarded as the Father of American Pediatrics.[4]
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Born | (1830-05-06)6 May 1830 Hartum, Westphalia, Prussia |
Died | 10 July 1919(1919-07-10) (aged 89) Bolton Landing, New York, U.S. |
Spouses | Fanny Meier (died 1856)Kate Rosalie Dessafo
(m. 1862; died 1871) |
Children | 8[1] |
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