Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Northwestern Medical School

  • Christian Fenger (1840–1902)

    Danish born Christian Fenger practiced pathology and surgery in Chicago over a century ago and made such an impact on education that a public school in his adopted city is still named after him. As a young man he studied medicine in Copenhagen, completed his internship there, served in the 1865 war against Germany, and…