William Potts Dewees, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Potts Dewees

American obstetrician

Date of Birth: 05-May-1768

Place of Birth: Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 18-May-1841

Profession: obstetrician, medical writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

William Potts Dewees (May 5, 1768 – May 18, 1841) was an American physician, best known for his work in obstetrics, being described in American Medical Biographies as a "Philadelphian obstetrician [that] was so famous that no parturient woman of the time considered herself safe in other hands."Dewees received a Bachelor of Medicine and in 1806 an M.D.
from the Department of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where he would become Professor of Obstetrics, and Chair of Obstetrics from 1834 to 1841.
His fame comes mainly from three books published in quick succession in the mid-1820s, each of which went to at least ten editions: Compendious System of Midwifery (1824), Treatise on the Physical and Medical Treatment of Children (1825), and Treatise on the Diseases of Females (1826).
Of these, the System of Midwifery had the most lasting influence, introducing ideas from British and continental European physicians (especially Jean-Louis Baudelocque) and becoming the standard reference on obstetrics in the United States for a time.



Alternative names	John B. Neagle; Neagle
Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	11 April 1799	17 September 1865
Location of birth/death	Boston	Philadelphia
Work location	Philadelphia, Boston
Authority control	: Q1701195 VIAF: 51959480 ISNI: 0000 0000 6662 7034 ULAN: 500005325 LCCN: nr91004354 GND: 131754408 WorldCat