Nathaniel Chapman

Not to be confused with Nathaniel Chipman.
1846 engraving by Welch & Walters from a daguerreotype by M. P. Simmons

Nathaniel Chapman (28 May 1780 – 1 July 1853) was an American physician.[1] He was the founding president of the American Medical Association in 1847.[2] Chapman founded the American Journal of the Medical Sciences in 1820 and served as its editor for some years, and also served as President of both the Philadelphia Medical Society and the American Philosophical Society (elected 1807).[3]

  1. ^ Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). "Chapman, Nathaniel" . American Medical Biographies . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
  2. ^ "Full List of Annual Meetings and Presidents". American Medical Association. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-02.