1911 The book of Chicagoans : a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago

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OBITUARY: Dr. Wallace Calvin Abbott - Dr. Wallace Calvin Abbott, who died at his home, 4605 N. Hermitage avenue, at 1:30 am, July 4, was born in Bridgewater, Vermont, October 12, 1857. His early education was obtained at the State Normal School, Randolph, Vt.; the St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury, Vt.; and Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. Coming west, he worked his way through the University of Michigan, winning his degree as doctor of medicine in 1885. The following year, he engaged in the practice of medicine in Chicago, building-up a large practice on the north side, and winning many friends. It was during this time, that Doctor Abbott established, "The Abbott Alkaloidal Company", now known as, "The Abbott Laboratories", of which firm, he was president continuously from the time of its establishment, more than thirty years ago, until his death. For several years previous to his decease, Doctor Abbott had been in ill health. Anticipating his active retirement from the large and successful business, which he had founded, he placed the conduct of The Abbott Laboratories, largely in the hands of his older employes, under a generous cooperative reorganization plan, on which it has been operating for more than two years. Doctor Abbott was a man of broad vision and great energy. He was an organizer of rare ability, warm hearted, and beloved by his employes, business associates, and hundreds whom he had befriended. Doctor Abbott was a pioneer in the field of alkoloidal medication. He labored incessantly through his writings, and personal contact, with thousands of physicians, to bring about a more careful study of the patient and the treatment of separate symptoms, as they developed, as contrasted with the older method of treating by disease names only. His influence upon the medical profession in this respect, has been profound. Doctor Abbott was co-author, with Dr. Wm. F. Waugh, of several medical books, including, "The Practice of Medicine and Positive Therapeutics". He was also editor in chief of "The American Journal of Clinical Medicine", now in its twenty-eighth year. For the past five years, Doctor Abbott has encouraged extensive research work along the line of new medicinal chemicals. As a result, a number of the remedies, formerly made only in Europe, are now manufactured by The Abbott Laboratories. Doctor Abbott was a member of the Ravenswood Methodist Church, the American Medical Association, the Illinois Medical society, the Chicago Medical Society, the Medical Editors Association, American Drug Manufacturers, Association American Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Association Ravenswood Lodge 777 AF & AM, the Oriental Consistory and the Shrine. He leaves a widow, Clara A. Abbott, and a daughter Eleanor Abbott.

SOURCE: "National Association of Retail Druggists Journal, Volume 32, page 560, 1921, by National Association of Retail Druggists (U.S.).
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