Henry Hun (March 21, 1854 – March 14, 1924) an American

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, was professor of Nervous Diseases at the

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in New York for 30 years. He published several unique teaching volumes for his students as well as numerous journal articles on

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Biography

Hun was born in Albany, the son of a physician. He attended

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and received his bachelor degree from the

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in 1874. He studied

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and earned his M.D. in 1879. He then spent two and a half years studying at numerous

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, and

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(New York) conferred an honorary M.D. to him in 1883, and Yale University presented to him an honorary A.M. in 1914. Hun was active in

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. He was president of the Albany Medical Society in 1892, vice president of the

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in 1887, and its president in 1914. He was president of the

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in 1910. He was a member of the

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and the New York State Medical Society. He served as an attending physician at the St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, the

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at the

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, the

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, and the Albany Hospital for Incurables, and served as a consultant to Brady Hospital and Maternity Home in Albany. His civic activities included the Board of Trustees of the Albany Academy, president of the Board of the Trustees of

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in Schenectady, New York, and Chairman of the Advisory Board of New York State No. 27 during

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. After his return from Europe, Hun published ''A Guide to American Medical Students in Europe'' in 1883. In his book, he provides detailed descriptions about the various medical facilities in Germany,

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, and in Paris, London, and

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. He listed professors and their specialties, the courses offered, and details of travel and lodging. He wrote a textbook titled ''An Atlas of the Differential Diagnosis of the Diseases of the Nervous System''. He published ''A Syllabus a Course of Lectures on the Diseases of the Nervous System, designed as a Note Book for the Use of Students'', a two-volume book of his lectures to

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. The ''Syllabus'' is unique in that they contain blank pages under various headings so that the student can enter the contents of his lectures. He was a co-editor of the journal, ''Albany Medical Annals'', for many years. Hun died in his Albany home, the Dr. Hun Houses, a week before turning 70.

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External links

Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Hun
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