History of Highland, (Madison County) Illinois United States of America

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Augustus Charles Bernays, surgeon was born at Highland, Ill., Oct. 13, 1854. He was educated at McKendree college, Lebanon, graduating in 1872. He studied medicine at Heidelberg, Germany, where he took his degree of M.D. with honors in 1876. The following year he studied surgery in England, and was made a member of the Royal college of surgeons. He returned to the United States and established himself in St. Louis, Mo. In 1883 he accepted the chair of anatomy and clinical surgery in the college of physicians. Dr. Bernays became a leader in surgical science, being fertile in the discovery of new paths and courageous in exploring and following them out, and made valuable additions to the literature of the profession. He served as professor of anatomy, surgical pathology, and clinical surgery in the Woman's medical college of St. Louis, and the Marion Sims college of medicine. He was elected a member of various medical societies, and life member of the Anatomische Gesellchaf, the American association of the academy of sciences, and the German surgical society of Berlin. His first monograph, "On the Development of the Auriculo-Ventricular Valves of the Heart," appeared in 1876, and was followed by that on "the Development of the Knee Joints, and of Joints in General." These have been much quoted and were followed by others of great value: "Kolpohystererectomy, a New Method of Removing the Entire Womb for Cancer of this Organ," appeared in 1883; "Ideal Cholecystolomy, a successful Case of the Removal of Gallstones," in 1886; "A New Operation for Treatment of Cancers of the Stomach, with report of three cases" (1887); "Taparatomy, for the treatment of Gunshot Wounds of the Intestines," and "A new operation for the treatment of Retroflexion of the Uterus" in 1891.

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

Daniel Baldwin Parkinson, educator, was born near Highland, Madison county, Ill., Sept. 6, 1845; son of Alfred Jackson and Mary Emeline (Baldwin) Parkinson; grandson of Zera and Mary (Westmore) Baldwin, and of Scotch and English ancestry. His father served as state senator, 1878-82. He was graduated from McKendree college, B.S., 1868; was superintendent of schools in Carmi, Ill., 1869-70; teacher of mathematics and natural science in Jennings seminary, 1870-78, and post graduate student in Northwestern university, 1873-74. He was professor of chemistry and physics in Southern Illinois State Normal university, 1874-97, secretary of the faculty, 1874-92, and in 1897 was elected president of the university. He was twice married; first, Dec. 28, 1876, to Julia Fuller Mason, who died Aug. 6, 1879; and secondly, July 30, 1884, to Mary Alice Raymond. He was an active member of several educational and religious organizations. He received from McKendree college the degree of A.M. in 1874 and that of Ph. D. in 1897.

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