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Dr Peter Nathaniel Klinger Schwenk

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Dr Peter Nathaniel Klinger Schwenk

Birth
Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
17 Feb 1934 (aged 79)
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Dr. Peter N. K. Schwenk graduated in 1873 from the Lewisburg High School. He immediately entered Bucknell University, from which he graduated in 1876 with honors. During the following three years he taught school in Northumberland County. In 1882 he graduated from the Medical Dept. of the University of Pennsylvania, receiving their high class honors. Ursinus College conferred upon him in 1900 the degree of M. A.

Dr. Schwenk's medical career has been a very successful one. June 22, 1883 he was appointed a clinical assistant in the Eye and Ear Dept. of the Pennsylvania Hospital and in 1896 was elected on fo the attending surgeons in the same hospital, which position he still holds. In 1883 he received an appointment as Clinical Asst. to Dr. G. G. harlan at Wills Eye Hospital' was elected an Assistant Surgeon in 1890, and an attending surgeon in July 1898, which postion he holds today.

~Information from the Bucknell University 1907 yearbook, pg. 19
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Contributor: JodyM (47752553) •
Dr. Peter N. K. Schwenk graduated in 1873 from the Lewisburg High School. He immediately entered Bucknell University, from which he graduated in 1876 with honors. During the following three years he taught school in Northumberland County. In 1882 he graduated from the Medical Dept. of the University of Pennsylvania, receiving their high class honors. Ursinus College conferred upon him in 1900 the degree of M. A.

Dr. Schwenk's medical career has been a very successful one. June 22, 1883 he was appointed a clinical assistant in the Eye and Ear Dept. of the Pennsylvania Hospital and in 1896 was elected on fo the attending surgeons in the same hospital, which position he still holds. In 1883 he received an appointment as Clinical Asst. to Dr. G. G. harlan at Wills Eye Hospital' was elected an Assistant Surgeon in 1890, and an attending surgeon in July 1898, which postion he holds today.

~Information from the Bucknell University 1907 yearbook, pg. 19
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Contributor: JodyM (47752553) •


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