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Darwin Correspondence Project

Silas Weir Mitchell

1828–1914

American physician and writer. Studied medicine in Europe. Practised in Philadelphia; specialised in treating nervous disorders. Wrote poetry and novels.

Source

ANB.

Bibliography

ANB: American national biography. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. 24 vols. and supplement. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1999–2002.

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