William Thompson Lusk

William Thompson Lusk
Born	(1838-05-23)May 23, 1838 Norwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	June 12, 1897(1897-06-12) (aged 59) New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	Russell's Military School Yale University University of Edinburgh Heidelberg University Humboldt University of Berlin
Alma mater	Bellevue Hospital Medical College
Children	5 (including Anna Hartwell Lusk and Graham Lusk)
Parent(s)	Sylvester Graham Lusk Elizabeth Freeman Adams Lusk

William Thompson Lusk (May 23, 1838 – June 12, 1897)^[1] was an American obstetrician and a soldier who rose to the rank of Assistant Adjutant-General in the United States Volunteers during the first three years of the American Civil War. After he retired from the Union Army, he finished his medical education and became a professor as well as a president of the Bellevue Hospital Medical College. He received much recognition and fame for his 1882 book, The Science and Art of Midwifery, which quickly became a widely referenced text.^[2]