Life and Letters of Samuel Fisk Green, M. D: Of Green Hill (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Ebenezer Cutler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0265181623 ISBN 13: 9780265181621

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A portrait of a 19th‑century physician who built a bridge between continents and medical education.

This biography DNA-threads the life of Samuel Fisk Green, M.D., a pioneering medical missionary whose work in Tamil-speaking regions helped train native doctors and shape rural health care across the island world. With rich family history and vivid scenes from Green Hill, the book illuminates how personal faith, study, and hands‑on practice fueled lasting contributions to medicine and education.

This edition surveys Green’s family origins, his era’s shifting loyalties, and a career devoted to teaching, translating, and expanding medical knowledge. It details his approach to vernacular instruction, the creation of medical glossaries, and the formation of a network that trained doctors who served across communities. Readers will encounter letters, anecdotes, and firsthand accounts that reveal the daily life of a physician who worked to make medical care more accessible to Tamil speakers.

• Understand the personal and historical context that shaped his work
• Learn how he promoted vernacular medical education and translated key texts
• See how a network of students and colleagues carried his mission forward
• Explore the practical operations of a mission hospital and its influence on public health

Ideal for readers of biographies and medical history, this book offers a clear window into a life dedicated to service, learning, and cross-cultural collaboration.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0265181623
• ISBN 13: 9780265181621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 472