Pioneer in the field of surgery.
We also remember those who received Letters of Benefaction on this day, December 31, 1894, Brother John Benjamin Murphy BFSC
John Benjamin Murphy was born in a log cabin on December 21, 1857, in Appleton, Wisconsin to Michael Murphy and Ann Grimes Murphy. His parents were Irish immigrants who escaped from the potato famine and who later raised him on their own farm. He was tall and strong with a red beard and mustache. He attended public school and graduated from Appleton High School in 1876. He obtained a doctorate from Rush Medical College in 1879 and took his internship at Cook County Hospital. From 1882 – 1884 he performed practical work at universities and hospitals in Vienna, Munich, Berlin, and Heidelberg. After his sojourn in Europe, he returned to Chicago to start a general practice and is the place where he first met and encountered the Brothers and began their medical care. He was quickly recognized as a leader in abdominal surgery and was appointed lecturer in surgery at Rush Memorial College at the end of 1884. In 1890 he was elected Professor of Surgery and in 1892 he was named Professor of Clinical Surgery at the College of Physicians and Surgeons (currently University of Illinois College of Medicine. By 1899 he had become acclaimed for bone surgery. From 1901 to 1905 he held a position at the Northwestern University Medical School and from 1905 to 1908 he worked at Rush Medical College when he returned to Northwestern University Medical School. From 1895 until his death in 1916 he was the surgeon-in-chief at the Mercy Hospital. From 1908 on he also held a commission in the Army Reserve Medical Corps. He was knighted with the Order of St. Gregory the Great at the direction of Pope Benedict XV by Archbishop George Mundelein on June 16, 1916, and he was awarded Laetare Medal by the University of Notre Dame in 1902, and a Doctor of Science by the University of Sheffield, England in 1908. John was elected President of both the Chicago Medical Society and the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Surgical Association. "J.B." is an iconic figure in the history of the American College of Surgeons. A Founder and leader in the development of the College, he had a brilliant surgical career for decades before the founding of the College. He survived only its first few years of existence, after which the J.B. Murphy Memorial building was built in his honor. Many tributes were paid to him by other surgical giants after his death. Lord Moynihan said, "Murphy was beyond question the greatest clinical teacher of his day." Dr. John Murphy was granted Letters of Benefaction by the Superior General, Brother Joseph, and his Council in Rome, on December 31, 1894. He was recommended for this honor by the Brothers of Chicago, Illinois. Brother John Benjamin Murphy BFSC died on August 11, 1916, age 58, at Mackinac Island, Michigan.
We pray for God's blessing on our living benefactors and affiliated members and for eternal rest upon our beloved Brothers, affiliated members, friends, students, family, and benefactors who have died on this day. May perpetual light shine upon them, may their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Contributor: Brother Robert Werle FSC
We also remember those who received Letters of Benefaction on this day, December 31, 1894, Brother John Benjamin Murphy BFSC
John Benjamin Murphy was born in a log cabin on December 21, 1857, in Appleton, Wisconsin to Michael Murphy and Ann Grimes Murphy. His parents were Irish immigrants who escaped from the potato famine and who later raised him on their own farm. He was tall and strong with a red beard and mustache. He attended public school and graduated from Appleton High School in 1876. He obtained a doctorate from Rush Medical College in 1879 and took his internship at Cook County Hospital. From 1882 – 1884 he performed practical work at universities and hospitals in Vienna, Munich, Berlin, and Heidelberg. After his sojourn in Europe, he returned to Chicago to start a general practice and is the place where he first met and encountered the Brothers and began their medical care. He was quickly recognized as a leader in abdominal surgery and was appointed lecturer in surgery at Rush Memorial College at the end of 1884. In 1890 he was elected Professor of Surgery and in 1892 he was named Professor of Clinical Surgery at the College of Physicians and Surgeons (currently University of Illinois College of Medicine. By 1899 he had become acclaimed for bone surgery. From 1901 to 1905 he held a position at the Northwestern University Medical School and from 1905 to 1908 he worked at Rush Medical College when he returned to Northwestern University Medical School. From 1895 until his death in 1916 he was the surgeon-in-chief at the Mercy Hospital. From 1908 on he also held a commission in the Army Reserve Medical Corps. He was knighted with the Order of St. Gregory the Great at the direction of Pope Benedict XV by Archbishop George Mundelein on June 16, 1916, and he was awarded Laetare Medal by the University of Notre Dame in 1902, and a Doctor of Science by the University of Sheffield, England in 1908. John was elected President of both the Chicago Medical Society and the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Surgical Association. "J.B." is an iconic figure in the history of the American College of Surgeons. A Founder and leader in the development of the College, he had a brilliant surgical career for decades before the founding of the College. He survived only its first few years of existence, after which the J.B. Murphy Memorial building was built in his honor. Many tributes were paid to him by other surgical giants after his death. Lord Moynihan said, "Murphy was beyond question the greatest clinical teacher of his day." Dr. John Murphy was granted Letters of Benefaction by the Superior General, Brother Joseph, and his Council in Rome, on December 31, 1894. He was recommended for this honor by the Brothers of Chicago, Illinois. Brother John Benjamin Murphy BFSC died on August 11, 1916, age 58, at Mackinac Island, Michigan.
We pray for God's blessing on our living benefactors and affiliated members and for eternal rest upon our beloved Brothers, affiliated members, friends, students, family, and benefactors who have died on this day. May perpetual light shine upon them, may their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Contributor: Brother Robert Werle FSC
Pioneer in the field of surgery.
We also remember those who received Letters of Benefaction on this day, December 31, 1894, Brother John Benjamin Murphy BFSC
John Benjamin Murphy was born in a log cabin on December 21, 1857, in Appleton, Wisconsin to Michael Murphy and Ann Grimes Murphy. His parents were Irish immigrants who escaped from the potato famine and who later raised him on their own farm. He was tall and strong with a red beard and mustache. He attended public school and graduated from Appleton High School in 1876. He obtained a doctorate from Rush Medical College in 1879 and took his internship at Cook County Hospital. From 1882 – 1884 he performed practical work at universities and hospitals in Vienna, Munich, Berlin, and Heidelberg. After his sojourn in Europe, he returned to Chicago to start a general practice and is the place where he first met and encountered the Brothers and began their medical care. He was quickly recognized as a leader in abdominal surgery and was appointed lecturer in surgery at Rush Memorial College at the end of 1884. In 1890 he was elected Professor of Surgery and in 1892 he was named Professor of Clinical Surgery at the College of Physicians and Surgeons (currently University of Illinois College of Medicine. By 1899 he had become acclaimed for bone surgery. From 1901 to 1905 he held a position at the Northwestern University Medical School and from 1905 to 1908 he worked at Rush Medical College when he returned to Northwestern University Medical School. From 1895 until his death in 1916 he was the surgeon-in-chief at the Mercy Hospital. From 1908 on he also held a commission in the Army Reserve Medical Corps. He was knighted with the Order of St. Gregory the Great at the direction of Pope Benedict XV by Archbishop George Mundelein on June 16, 1916, and he was awarded Laetare Medal by the University of Notre Dame in 1902, and a Doctor of Science by the University of Sheffield, England in 1908. John was elected President of both the Chicago Medical Society and the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Surgical Association. "J.B." is an iconic figure in the history of the American College of Surgeons. A Founder and leader in the development of the College, he had a brilliant surgical career for decades before the founding of the College. He survived only its first few years of existence, after which the J.B. Murphy Memorial building was built in his honor. Many tributes were paid to him by other surgical giants after his death. Lord Moynihan said, "Murphy was beyond question the greatest clinical teacher of his day." Dr. John Murphy was granted Letters of Benefaction by the Superior General, Brother Joseph, and his Council in Rome, on December 31, 1894. He was recommended for this honor by the Brothers of Chicago, Illinois. Brother John Benjamin Murphy BFSC died on August 11, 1916, age 58, at Mackinac Island, Michigan.
We pray for God's blessing on our living benefactors and affiliated members and for eternal rest upon our beloved Brothers, affiliated members, friends, students, family, and benefactors who have died on this day. May perpetual light shine upon them, may their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Contributor: Brother Robert Werle FSC
We also remember those who received Letters of Benefaction on this day, December 31, 1894, Brother John Benjamin Murphy BFSC
John Benjamin Murphy was born in a log cabin on December 21, 1857, in Appleton, Wisconsin to Michael Murphy and Ann Grimes Murphy. His parents were Irish immigrants who escaped from the potato famine and who later raised him on their own farm. He was tall and strong with a red beard and mustache. He attended public school and graduated from Appleton High School in 1876. He obtained a doctorate from Rush Medical College in 1879 and took his internship at Cook County Hospital. From 1882 – 1884 he performed practical work at universities and hospitals in Vienna, Munich, Berlin, and Heidelberg. After his sojourn in Europe, he returned to Chicago to start a general practice and is the place where he first met and encountered the Brothers and began their medical care. He was quickly recognized as a leader in abdominal surgery and was appointed lecturer in surgery at Rush Memorial College at the end of 1884. In 1890 he was elected Professor of Surgery and in 1892 he was named Professor of Clinical Surgery at the College of Physicians and Surgeons (currently University of Illinois College of Medicine. By 1899 he had become acclaimed for bone surgery. From 1901 to 1905 he held a position at the Northwestern University Medical School and from 1905 to 1908 he worked at Rush Medical College when he returned to Northwestern University Medical School. From 1895 until his death in 1916 he was the surgeon-in-chief at the Mercy Hospital. From 1908 on he also held a commission in the Army Reserve Medical Corps. He was knighted with the Order of St. Gregory the Great at the direction of Pope Benedict XV by Archbishop George Mundelein on June 16, 1916, and he was awarded Laetare Medal by the University of Notre Dame in 1902, and a Doctor of Science by the University of Sheffield, England in 1908. John was elected President of both the Chicago Medical Society and the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Surgical Association. "J.B." is an iconic figure in the history of the American College of Surgeons. A Founder and leader in the development of the College, he had a brilliant surgical career for decades before the founding of the College. He survived only its first few years of existence, after which the J.B. Murphy Memorial building was built in his honor. Many tributes were paid to him by other surgical giants after his death. Lord Moynihan said, "Murphy was beyond question the greatest clinical teacher of his day." Dr. John Murphy was granted Letters of Benefaction by the Superior General, Brother Joseph, and his Council in Rome, on December 31, 1894. He was recommended for this honor by the Brothers of Chicago, Illinois. Brother John Benjamin Murphy BFSC died on August 11, 1916, age 58, at Mackinac Island, Michigan.
We pray for God's blessing on our living benefactors and affiliated members and for eternal rest upon our beloved Brothers, affiliated members, friends, students, family, and benefactors who have died on this day. May perpetual light shine upon them, may their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Contributor: Brother Robert Werle FSC
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