This author has contributed to the following articles in the Encyclopedia.Camp Van DornCamp Van Dorn was a 41,844-acre US military camp located in Amite and Wilkinson Counties, just south of Centreville in…Cartwright, Samuel AdolphusDr. Samuel Adolphus Cartwright of Natchez was the most prominent physician, surgeon, and medical scientist in antebellum Mississippi. A prolific…Goldberger, JosephJoseph Goldberger, a physician and scientist, holds a prominent position in the annals of Mississippi’s medical history for his critical…Gordon, Eva L.Eva Lois Williams Gordon was an educational and civic leader in southern and central Mississippi for more than five decades.…John Ford Home (Ford’s Fort)Located near Sandy Hook in southern Marion County, the John Ford Home, also known as Ford’s Fort, is the oldest…Science & MedicineAncient Greek physician Hippocrates described the importance of place (climate, water supply, and environment) in medicine. The earliest records of…Monette, John WesleyJohn Wesley Monette, MD, of Washington, Mississippi, was the state’s most prolific antebellum writer on historical, scientific, and medical topics.…Phares, David LewisDavid Lewis Phares was a prominent physician, educator, scientist, minister, and writer. The son of William Phares and Elizabeth Starnes…Pittman, PaulPaul Howard Pittman, longtime editor and publisher of the Tylertown Times, was a prominent journalist, radio station manager, and political…Underwood, FelixFelix Joel Underwood, a physician and the longtime executive officer of the State Board of Health, was the most prominent…Whitfield (Mississippi State Hospital)Whitfield is the colloquial name for the Mississippi State Hospital, Mississippi’s primary public mental institution and hospital, which dates to…
Camp Van DornCamp Van Dorn was a 41,844-acre US military camp located in Amite and Wilkinson Counties, just south of Centreville in…
Cartwright, Samuel AdolphusDr. Samuel Adolphus Cartwright of Natchez was the most prominent physician, surgeon, and medical scientist in antebellum Mississippi. A prolific…
Goldberger, JosephJoseph Goldberger, a physician and scientist, holds a prominent position in the annals of Mississippi’s medical history for his critical…
Gordon, Eva L.Eva Lois Williams Gordon was an educational and civic leader in southern and central Mississippi for more than five decades.…
John Ford Home (Ford’s Fort)Located near Sandy Hook in southern Marion County, the John Ford Home, also known as Ford’s Fort, is the oldest…
Science & MedicineAncient Greek physician Hippocrates described the importance of place (climate, water supply, and environment) in medicine. The earliest records of…
Monette, John WesleyJohn Wesley Monette, MD, of Washington, Mississippi, was the state’s most prolific antebellum writer on historical, scientific, and medical topics.…
Phares, David LewisDavid Lewis Phares was a prominent physician, educator, scientist, minister, and writer. The son of William Phares and Elizabeth Starnes…
Pittman, PaulPaul Howard Pittman, longtime editor and publisher of the Tylertown Times, was a prominent journalist, radio station manager, and political…
Underwood, FelixFelix Joel Underwood, a physician and the longtime executive officer of the State Board of Health, was the most prominent…
Whitfield (Mississippi State Hospital)Whitfield is the colloquial name for the Mississippi State Hospital, Mississippi’s primary public mental institution and hospital, which dates to…
