George Sumner Huntington

For the physician who is the eponymous researcher of Huntington's disease, see George Huntington.

Dr. George Sumner Huntington (March 21, 1861^[1] – January 5, 1927^[1]) was a medical doctor, a researcher into comparative anatomy, and a college professor. For thirty-five years he was a professor of anatomy at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.^[2][3]

George Sumner Huntington
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Born	March 21, 1861 Hartford, Connecticut
Died	January 5, 1927 (1927-01-06) (aged 65)
Occupation	Professor, Doctor
Nationality	American
Genre	Science, Medicine

He had attended the college he taught at and graduated in 1897 with honors, winning 1st place in both the Harsen prize for Clinical Reports and for Proficiency in Examination.^[4] He served as the fifth president of the Association of American Anatomists from 1899 to 1903. Among other degrees he received was an honorary Bachelor of Laws from Jefferson Medical College in 1907.^[5]

Personal life

Huntington was the son of Hezekiah Huntington and Katherine Brinley Sumner Huntington. He received his early education in Newport, Rhode Island and Baden. In 1885, he married Annie McNair Elderkin in Brattleboro, Vermont.^[6]