

The Biographical Memoir of John Shaw Billings, 1838-1913 is a book written by Silas Weir Mitchell and published in 1917. The book is a comprehensive account of the life and achievements of John Shaw Billings, a prominent American physician and librarian. The book details Billings'...


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Get to know the life and achievements of John Shaw Billings, a pioneering medical librarian and public health advocate. This biographical memoir covers his early life and education, his medical career, and his work on projects such as the Index Medicus and the Surgeon General's...

Biographical Memoir of John Shaw Billings, 1838-1913 is a book written by Silas Weir Mitchell and published in 1917. The book is a detailed account of the life and achievements of John Shaw Billings, a prominent American physician, librarian, and medical historian. The memoir...

Get to know the life and achievements of John Shaw Billings, a pioneering medical librarian and public health advocate. This biographical memoir covers his early life and education, his medical career, and his work on projects such as the Index Medicus and the Surgeon General's...