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# Nathaniel Chapman

(1780–1853)   Physician

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Nathaniel Chapman was a physician, best known for *Elements of therapeutics and materia medica*.

## Quick Facts About Nathaniel Chapman

Born May 28, 1780

Died July 1, 1853

Profession Physician

Notable works Elements of therapeutics and materia medica

## About Nathaniel Chapman

Nathaniel Chapman was an American medical doctor. He was the founding president of the American Medical Association in 1847. Chapman founded the American Journal of the Medical Sciences in 1820 and served as its editor for some years, and also served as President of both the Philadelphia Medical Society and the American Philosophical Society.

##  Quotes by Nathaniel Chapman

> [The profession to which we belong, once venerated...-has become corrupt and degenerate to the forfeiture of its social position...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathaniel-chapman/the-profession-to-which-we-belong-once-venerated-has-become-corrupt/)

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> [He, who for an ordinary cause, resigns the fate of his patient to mercury, is a vile enemy to the sick; and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathaniel-chapman/he-who-for-an-ordinary-cause-resigns-the-fate-of-his-patient-to/)

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