Thomas Morgan Rotch

Thomas Morgan Rotch (1849–1914) was the president of the American Pediatric Society for 1890–91^[1] and America's first full professor of pediatrics.^[2] He was the great-grandson of Samuel Powel Griffitts.^[3][4]

Thomas Morgan Rotch
Born	(1849-12-09)December 9, 1849 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	March 9, 1914(1914-03-09) (aged 64) Boston, Massachusetts
Education	Harvard Medical School
Occupation	Pediatrician
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Biography

Thomas Morgan Rotch was born in Philadelphia on December 9, 1849.^[4] He graduated from Harvard College in 1870, and from Harvard Medical School in 1874.^[3]

He died at his home in Boston on March 9, 1914.^[5]

Legacy

The Rotch sign is named after him.