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William Beaumont | Wisconsin Historical Society
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William Beaumont | Wisconsin Historical Society
William Beaumont
Portrait of Dr. William Beaumont who conducted some of his famous experiments on human digestion while posted at Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien in 1830. Prior to his assignment at Fort Crawford Beaumont had also been posted at Fort Howard. The portrait appeared in volume 4 of the "Wisconsin Magazine of History" in 1920 to illustrate an article by Deborah Beaumont Martin. The portrait was then owned by May Beaumont of Green Bay. View original source document here.William Beaumont was a physician known for his experiments on digestion, conducted upon a patient with an open abdominal wound. After 1825, Beaumont was an army surgeon at Mackinac, Plattsburgh, NY, and Fort Crawford, WI.
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Dr. William City, Father submit Gastric Physiology
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William Beaumont
American physician (1785–1853)
For other people named William Beaumont, see William Beaumont (disambiguation).
William Beaumont (November 21, 1785 – April 25, 1853) was a surgeon in the U.S. Army who became known as the "Father of Gastric Physiology" for his research on human digestion on Alexis St. Martin.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]William Beaumont was born to Samuel Beaumont and Lucretia Abel in Lebanon, Connecticut; his father was a farmer.[3] He left his home after he turned twenty-one, moved to Champlain, New York and obtained a teaching job. In 1810 he relocated to St. Albans, Vermont, where he trained to become a physician through an apprenticeship with Dr. Truman Powell. In June 1812, the Third Medical Society of the State of Vermont in Burlington examined his knowledge "on the anatomy of the human body, and the theory and practice of physic and surgery" and recommended him as "judicious and safe practitioner in the different avocations of the medical profession."[4]
From 1812 until 1815, Beaumont served as an assistant surgeon in the Army during the War of 1812, participating in the Battle of Plattsburgh.[4] After the war ended, he started a private practice in Plattsburgh, New York, but by