He is the son of Dr. William Orlando and Mary Bentley Griggs. His first wife was Emma Heiniger Griggs, his second wife was Irene M. Haines Griggs.
Both wives should also be buried at this cemetery.
When he died at age 98, he was still practicing and newspaper headlines stated he was the oldest practicing doctor in the U.S.
He graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1894, then served as a resident at St. Luke's Hospital. He studied pediatrics athte Finkelstein Clinic in Berlin, Germany, and returned to become a chief of pediatrics at St. Lukes and Children's Medical Center in Philadelphia for fifty years.
He established the Well Baby Clinic at St. Lukes and Children's Medical Center in 1925.
In 1955, he cured Pope Pius XII of hiccups. He also conferred by mail for illnesses of Queen Elizabeth of England. In 1957, he was honored by the University Club with a life-size portrait that was hanged at St. Luke's and Children's Medical Center.
His second wife, Irene M. Haines, was originally delivered by him.
Both wives should also be buried at this cemetery.
When he died at age 98, he was still practicing and newspaper headlines stated he was the oldest practicing doctor in the U.S.
He graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1894, then served as a resident at St. Luke's Hospital. He studied pediatrics athte Finkelstein Clinic in Berlin, Germany, and returned to become a chief of pediatrics at St. Lukes and Children's Medical Center in Philadelphia for fifty years.
He established the Well Baby Clinic at St. Lukes and Children's Medical Center in 1925.
In 1955, he cured Pope Pius XII of hiccups. He also conferred by mail for illnesses of Queen Elizabeth of England. In 1957, he was honored by the University Club with a life-size portrait that was hanged at St. Luke's and Children's Medical Center.
His second wife, Irene M. Haines, was originally delivered by him.
He is the son of Dr. William Orlando and Mary Bentley Griggs. His first wife was Emma Heiniger Griggs, his second wife was Irene M. Haines Griggs.
Both wives should also be buried at this cemetery.
When he died at age 98, he was still practicing and newspaper headlines stated he was the oldest practicing doctor in the U.S.
He graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1894, then served as a resident at St. Luke's Hospital. He studied pediatrics athte Finkelstein Clinic in Berlin, Germany, and returned to become a chief of pediatrics at St. Lukes and Children's Medical Center in Philadelphia for fifty years.
He established the Well Baby Clinic at St. Lukes and Children's Medical Center in 1925.
In 1955, he cured Pope Pius XII of hiccups. He also conferred by mail for illnesses of Queen Elizabeth of England. In 1957, he was honored by the University Club with a life-size portrait that was hanged at St. Luke's and Children's Medical Center.
His second wife, Irene M. Haines, was originally delivered by him.
Both wives should also be buried at this cemetery.
When he died at age 98, he was still practicing and newspaper headlines stated he was the oldest practicing doctor in the U.S.
He graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1894, then served as a resident at St. Luke's Hospital. He studied pediatrics athte Finkelstein Clinic in Berlin, Germany, and returned to become a chief of pediatrics at St. Lukes and Children's Medical Center in Philadelphia for fifty years.
He established the Well Baby Clinic at St. Lukes and Children's Medical Center in 1925.
In 1955, he cured Pope Pius XII of hiccups. He also conferred by mail for illnesses of Queen Elizabeth of England. In 1957, he was honored by the University Club with a life-size portrait that was hanged at St. Luke's and Children's Medical Center.
His second wife, Irene M. Haines, was originally delivered by him.
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