Joe Vincent Meigs
Joe Vincent Meigs (October 24, 1892, Lowell, Massachusetts – October 24, 1963), was an American obstetrician and gynecologist.[1]
Meigs was a grandson of Captain Josiah Vincent Meigs Sr., who invented an experimental steam monorail known as the Meigs single-track elevated railroad.[2]
Meigs syndrome is named after him.[3]
He graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Medical School.[4]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ doctor/2082 at Who Named It?
- ^ "Death Claims Joe V. Meigs. Famous as Inventor of Single Track 'L'". The Boston Globe. November 15, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lurie S (2000). "Meigs' syndrome: the history of the eponym". Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. 92 (2): 199–204. doi:10.1016/S0301-2115(99)00289-4. PMID 10996681.
- ^ https://journals.lww.com/obgynsurvey/citation/2006/12000/powell_s_pearls__joe_vincent_meigs,_md__1892_1963_.1.aspx
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