Andrew Taylor Still

Andrew Taylor Still
Andrew Taylor Still in 1914
Born(1828-08-06)August 6, 1828
Lee County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedDecember 12, 1917(1917-12-12) (aged 89)
Kirksville, Missouri, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materCollege of Physicians and Surgeons, Kansas City, MO (MD)
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine
Osteopathy
Osteopathic medicine
InstitutionsBaker University
A.T. Still University
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Andrew Taylor Still (August 6, 1828 – December 12, 1917) was the founder of osteopathic medicine.[1] He was also a physician and surgeon,[2][3] author,[4][5] inventor and Kansas territorial and state legislator.[6] He was one of the founders of Baker University,[7] the oldest four-year college in the state of Kansas, and was the founder of the American School of Osteopathy (now A.T. Still University), the world's first osteopathic medical school, in Kirksville, Missouri.

  1. ^ "Glossary of Osteopathic Terminology". AACOM. November 2011. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  2. ^ "Medical Registration for Macon County, MO as of March 27, 1874, Missouri Digital Heritage, Secretary of State of Missouri". Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Medical registration for Adair County, MO dated July 28, 1883, Missouri Digital Heritage, Secretary of State of Missouri. Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Note: The state of Missouri did not have legislation requiring medical registration until March 27, 1874.
  4. ^ "WebVoyage Titles". cocatalog.loc.gov.
  5. ^ Still 1908
  6. ^ "Six Survivors of First Free State Legislature in Kansas, Topeka Daily Capital, Missouri's Digital Heritage, Secretary of State of Missouri". Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  7. ^ Still 1908, pp. 97–98