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Clarke, Augustus Peck

physician, surgeon, was born Sept. 24, 1833, in Pawtucket, R. I.

In 1856 he entered Brown university, and in 1861 received the degree of A. M. from that institution; and the degree of M. D. from Harvard university in 1862. He served during the civil war and was promoted to the rank of surgeon; and in 1864 to surgeonin-chief; and was brevetted lieutenantcolonel for gallant conduct during his colonel and also and meritorious term of service. In 1865 he traveled abroad and attended the various medical schools and hospitals in London, Paris and Leipzic. In 1886 he moved to Cambridge, Mass., and soon established a high reputation as a practitioner. He has been dean and professor in the college of Physicians and Surgeons of Boston since 1893; and has held numerous high positions of honor in medical bodies and other societies. He is the author of Clarke's Kindred Genealogies; Book of Poems; and has contributed valuable articles and papers to various medical journals and magazines.