Benjamin Hornor Coates (1797 - 1881)

Born 14 Nov 1797 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

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Biography

Second son of Samuel and Amy

Benjamin H. Coates, was a poet and a physician, a founder of the North American Medical and Surgical Journal and an attending physician at several charitable institutions in Philadelphia.

Extract from Coates Reynell papers

Benjamin was born at a moment that allowed him to take full advantage of the burgeoning educational opportunities in Philadelphia during the early nineteenth century, and he pursued a career as both a man of science and a man of letters. He received his medical training at the Pennsylvania Hospital, and upon his certification in 1818 went on to develop a successful private practice that partially supported his work as an attending physician for charitable institutions such as the Children’s Asylum. Benjamin became a prominent member of the Academy of Natural Sciences as well as the College of Physicians, and a founding editor of the North American Medical and Surgical Journal. He wrote prolifically, not only producing essays on scientific and medical subjects but also poetry and prose relating to current events such as Napoleon’s European campaigns.

Graduation

Graduation:

Date: 1818

Place: Pennsylvania, USA

Event

Event: White

Type: Race

Burial

Burial:

Place: Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

Occupation

Occupation: Apprentice at Pennsylvania Hospital

Date: BET 1813 AND 1818

Occupation: Involved for 57 years

Date: 02 JUN 1826

Place: Co founder of historical society

Occupation: Attending physician Pennsylvania Hospital

Date: BET 1828 AND 1841

Occupation: Fellow Pennsylvania Hospital

Date: MAY 1827

Education

Education: Friend's Grammar School

Date: BEF 1813

Education: Pennsylvania University - Medicine

Date: BEF 1818

Residence

Residence: Seventh and Spruce Sts

Date: BEF 1881

Benjamin Hornor Coats. Given Name: Benjamin Hornor. Surname: Coats. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 14 NOV 1797. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Died 16 OCT 1881.

Sources

• Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011

• The Pennsyvlania Magazine of History and Biography - Volume V1 1882, No 1. Provided by George Locke Jan 2014

• Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Coates and Reynell Family Papers (Collection 140). Accessed 15 Jan 2014

• Biography published in Historical Society of Pennsylvania, accessed 2014.

• Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Coates and Reynell Family Papers (Collection 140). Accessed 15 Jan 2014.

Acknowledgements

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