David Riesman (physician)

David Riesman (1867, Saxe-Weimar – 1940) was a German-born American physician remembered for describing Riesman's sign. He graduated M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1892. He wrote a number of books on pathology and the history of medicine. He founded a history of medicine course at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was professor of clinical medicine from 1912 to 1933. After 1933 he became professor of the history of medicine until his death.^[1]

His son was the American sociologist David Riesman (1909 – 2002).^[2][3]

References

1. ^ Barry G. Firkin, Judith A. Whitworth. Dictionary of Medical Eponyms, page 338. Parthenon Publishing Group Limited, 1996. ISBN 1850704775.
2. ^ David Riesman obituary The Guardian 13 May 2002.
3. ^ David Riesman at Answers.com

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Name	Riesman, David
Alternative names
Short description	German-born American physician
Date of birth	1867
Place of birth	Saxe-Weimar
Date of death	1940
Place of death