Rudolph John Chauncey Fisher (1897 - 1934)

Born 9 May 1897 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Died 26 Dec 1934 at age 37 in New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

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Rudolph John Chauncey Fisher (May 9, 1897 – December 26, 1934) was an American physician, radiologist, novelist, short story writer, dramatist, musician, and orator. His father was Reverend John Wesley Fisher, his mother was Glendora Williamson Fisher, and he had two siblings. Fisher married Jane Ryder, a school teacher from Washington, D.C. in 1925, and they had one son, Hugh, who was born in 1926 and was also nicknamed "The New Negro" as a tribute to the Harlem renaissance. ^[1]

Early Life

Born May 9, 1897, in Washington, D.C., Rudolph Fisher grew up in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the youngest of three children born to Reverend John Wesley Fisher, a Baptist pastor, and Glendora Williamson Fisher. Fisher – on April 14, 1923, in Manhattan – married Jane Ryder, a public school teacher – a year after meeting her. They had one child, a son, Hugh Ryder Fisher (1926–1964). ^[2] Fisher graduated from Classical High School in 1915 with honors and further went to Brown University where he studied English and biology, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, and Sigma Xi. ^{[3] [4]} During this time, he earned his Bachelor of Arts from Brown in 1919, where he delivered the valedictory address and received a Master of Arts a year later. ^[5] After graduating from Brown, Fisher took part in a Manhattan-based program titled "Four Negro Commencement Speakers" where he read his Brown commencement speech, "The Emancipation of Science". At Howard Medical School, he studied Radiology. He later attended medical school at Howard University in Washington D.C, graduating with honors in 1924. Then, he came to New York City in 1925 to take up a fellowship of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University's college, during which time he published two scientific articles of his research on treating Bacteriophage viruses with ultraviolet light. ^[6]

In addition to researching and writing in medical and literary fields, Fischer also pursued his love for jazz. He played the piano and wrote musical scores. Fisher's ability to use all of his talents simultaneously was evident during his college years. The summer after his college graduation, he and Paul Robeson toured along the East Coast as a band. ^[7]

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Legacy & Honors

Fisher died in 1934 at the age of 37 from abdominal cancer likely caused by his own x-ray experimentation. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York City. ^[8]

• Awards

• 1919: Brown Beta Kappa Key

• 1919: Brown University commencement speaker

• 1924: Honors from Howard Medical School

• 1925: The Crisis Spingarn Prize

• 1927: Brown University Class Day Orator^[9]

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Sources

1. ↑ Chander, Harish (2000). "Rudolph Fisher". African American Authors, 1745-1945: Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook: 161.
2. ↑ Chander, Harish (2000). "Rudolph Fisher". African American Authors, 1745-1945: Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook: 161.
3. ↑ Nelson, Emmanuel Sampath, ed. (2000). African American Authors, 1745-1945: Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313309106.
4. ↑ M. P. Freund, David. Biographical Supplement and Index. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 41. ISBN 9780195102581.
5. ↑ "Fisher, Rudolph 1897–1934". Encyclopedia of World Biography.
6. ↑ Nelson, Emmanuel Sampath, ed. (2000). African American Authors, 1745-1945: Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313309106.
7. ↑ M. P. Freund, David. Biographical Supplement and Index. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 41. ISBN 9780195102581.
8. ↑ Hutchinson, George. "Rudolph Fisher: American writer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 June 2020
9. ↑ "Fisher, Rudolph 1897–1934". Encyclopedia of World Biography.

• Chander, Harish (2000). "Rudolph Fisher". African American Authors, 1745-1945: Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook: 161.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Rudolph Fisher
• Wikidata: Item Q3446769, en:Wikipedia