Silas Weir Mitchell (physician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Silas Weir Mitchell (physician)

American physician

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1829

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1914

Profession: writer, physician, neurologist, medical writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Silas Weir Mitchell (February 15, 1829 – January 4, 1914) was an American physician, scientist, novelist, and poet.
He is considered the father of medical neurology, and he discovered of causalgia (complex regional pain syndrome) and erythromelalgia, and pioneered the rest cure.