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James Rosebrugh Leaming, M.D. (February 25, 1820 – December 5, 1892), was a preeminent physician specializing in heart and lung diseases, author and teacher.〔James Joseph Walsh, (''History of Medicine in New York'' ), Vol. I (North America Society, Inc., New York, 1919), p. 267〕〔("Obituary; James Rosebrugh Leaming" ) (PDF), ''The New York Times'', December 6, 1892.〕 ==Life== James Rosebrugh Leaming was born in Groveland, New York on February 25, 1820, eldest child of William Leaming and Jane Rosebrugh, granddaughter of Revolutionary war Chaplain Rev. John Rosbrugh.〔(''The Physicians and Surgeons of The United States'' ), ed. William B. Atkinson, M.D. (Charles Robson, Philadelphia, 1878), p. 295〕 He attended Temple Hill Academy in Geneseo, New York, after which he apprenticed with Drs. Edward and Walter Lauderdale.〔(''The Transactions of the New York Academy of Medicine'' ), Second Series, Vol. X (The New York Academy of Medicine, 1894), p. 69〕 In 1847 he attended the University of the City of New York, now New York University and received the degree of M.D. in 1849.〔 Leaming took up residency in New York City where he became well known as a teacher, author, and physician. He specialized in diseases of the heart and lungs and became a renowned authority on the subject.〔''The Transactions of the New York Academy of Medicine'', Second Series, Vol. X (The New York Academy of Medicine, 1894), pp. 69–71〕 Early in his career his lectures on plural pathology and the interpleural origin of rales initially met with a storm of opposition; but within his lifetime he saw these enjoy widespread acceptance in the medical community.〔Howard A. Kelly, M.D., (''A Cyclopedia of American Medical Biography from 1610 to 1910'' ), Vol. II (W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia & London, 1912), p. 87〕 Leaming was Professor Emeritus both of the Woman's Medical College (University of the City of New York) and the Polytechnic Institute of New York University where he also had served as the first President.〔 He was a member of the New York Academy of Medicine, The New York County Medical Society, The New York State Medical Society, The Pathological Society, and the American Medical Association.〔 Shortly before his death he was honored by an assembly of distinguished guests in the drawing-room of his home, among whom was then President-elect Grover Cleveland.〔''The Transactions of the New York Academy of Medicine'', Second Series, Vol. X (The New York Academy of Medicine, 1894), p. 77〕 He died of tuberculosis at home in New York City on December 5, 1892.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Rosebrugh Leaming」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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