Chevalier Jackson (November 4, 1865 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - August 16, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a laryngologist. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The larynx (plural larynges) colloquially known as the voicebox, is an organ in the Neck of Mammals involved in protection of the
Jackson went to school at the Western University of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pittsburgh) from 1879 to 1883, and received his MD from Jefferson Medical College. The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a non-sectarian coeducational independent state-related, "public" research University Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Jefferson University is a private health sciences university located in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. He also studied laryngology in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
His work reduced the risks involved in a tracheotomy. Tracheotomy and tracheostomy are Surgical procedures on the neck to open a direct airway through an incision in the trachea (the windpipe He essentially invented the modern science of endoscopy of the upper airway and esophagus, using hollow tubes with illumination (esophagoscopes and bronchoscopes). Endoscopy means looking inside and typically refers to looking inside the body for medical reasons using an instrument called an endoscope. The esophagus or oesophagus (see American and British English spelling differences) sometimes known as the gullet, is an organ in He developed methods for removing foreign bodies from the esophagus and the airway with great safety - a huge advance for a condition that previously had often been a death sentence, with a high mortality from the object itself or from complications of chest surgery in the 19th century.
Jackson campaigned to put labels on all poisonous or corrosive substances to prevent ingestion accidents. Due to this, Congress passed the Federal Caustic Poison Act of 1927, which has saved countless children from serious injury and death over the years. He was also the author of four monographs, twelve textbooks, and over 400 medical articles. Jackson was a professor at six different schools as well, including the University of Pittsburgh, Jefferson Medical College, Women's Medical College (now Drexel University College of Medicine) and Temple University. Temple University is a state-related public research University in Philadelphia. His portrait hangs at Drexel University's Queen Lane Campus.
Jackson married in 1899 and had a son, Chevalier Lawrence Jackson, who went on to become a professor at Temple University. When he died, his obituary stated, "One of the greatest, if not the greatest laryngologists of all time. " He is buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. West Laurel Hill Cemetery is a Cemetery located in Bala Cynwyd Pennsylvania, United States.
References
- "Not all that wheezes is asthma. " - Chevalier Jackson (1865-1958)
- Jackson, C. "The Life of Chevalier Jackson: An Autobiography", The Macmillan Company, New York, 1938