History of Hilo, (Hawaii County) Hawaii United States of America

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Titus Munson Coan, surgeon and editor, was born in Hilo, Hawaii, Sept. 27, 1836; the eldest son of Titus and Fidelia (Church) Coan. Educated at Punahou and the Royal school in Honolulu, he was at Yale college, 1856-57, graduated at Williams college in 1859, and took his medical degree at the New York college of physicians and surgeons in 1861. In that and the following year he served in the New York hospitals; then in the civil war as acting assistant surgeon in the U.S. army in 1863, and was commissioned as acting assistant surgeon in the U.S. navy, serving 1863-65. He was attached to the West gulf squadron under Farragut and took part in the battle of Mobile Bay and other engagements. In December, 1865, he resigned from the navy, resuming the practice of medicine in New York city. He became known by many critical and medical essays published in the leading magazines. He was one of the founders of the Author's guild for the promotion of the interests of literary people and a member of the leading literary and social clubs. In 1880 he founded the New York bureau of revision, of which he became the director. His published works include Ounces of Prevention (1885), and a Universal Gazetteer, published with Webster's International Dictionary (1885). He edited Topics of the Times (6 vols., 1883).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Henry Munson Lyman, physician, was born in Hilo, Hawaiian Islands, Nov. 26, 1835; son of David Belden and Sarah (Joiner) Lyman. He was graduated from Williams college, A.B., 1858, A.M., 1861, and from rite College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York city in 1861. He was house surgeon at Bellevue hospital, New York city, 1861-62, enlisted in the Union army as acting assistant surgeon of volunteers, and served in military hospitals at Nashville, Tenn., until 1863, when he resigned and established himself in practice at Chicago, Ill. He was professor of chemistry in Rush Medical college, Chicago, 1870-75; professor of physiology and nervous diseases, 1875-90, and professor of the principles and practice of medicine, 1890-97, and senior dean of the faculty, 1897. He also filled the chair of the theory and practice of medicine in the Chicago Woman's Medical college. He is the author of: Artificial An?sthesia and An?sthetics (1881); Insomnia (1885); A Text-Book of the Practice of Medicine (1892).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor