The Ochsner journal
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The Ochsner journal · Jan 2007
Osler's Pupil, Henry W. Ochsner, MD (1877-1902): His Life, Lineage, and Death.
In multiple editions of his Principles and Practice of Medicine, a 1904 speech, and his essay "A Student Life," Sir William Osler mentions and laments the death due to typhoid of his pupil, Henry W. Ochsner (1877-1902). Harvey Cushing, MD, in his biography of Osler, describes how deeply Osler was moved by "poor" Ochsner's death. ⋯ Ochsner, MD, a son of Swiss pioneers who settled in Waumandee, Wisconsin. He was a member of a family that includes medical luminaries (e.g., Albert J. Ochsner, MD, the famous Chicago surgeon, and Alton Ochsner, MD, the founder of the Ochsner Clinic); a brilliant student and physician; a humble and beloved fellow citizen; and a favorite pupil of Osler.