James J. Smith
January 28, 1914 - January 12, 2001
James J. Smith, 86, of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, died Friday of prostate
cancer. he was a physician and an emeritus professor of physiology at the
Medical College of Wisconsin.
Smith completed a book on the history of American medical schools a month
before he dies, his son, Philip said. "He had written a book on how medical
schools have changed and how they are doing thins better now," said Philip
Smith, himself a physician in Omaha, Neb. "We will be trying to get that
published now."
Smith was the author of two other books, on of which was a clinical
physiology textbook written in 1980 designed to make the subject easier for
medical students, Philip Smith said.
Smith also wrote more than 60 research papers and book chapters between
1953 and 1994.
"My father's hobby was really his work," Philip Smith said. "He loved
working with his students."
Smith was a native of St. Paul, Minn., a 1932 graduate of teh University
of Minnesota and a 1937 graduate of the St. Louis University School of
Medicine. He also received advanced degrees from Northwestern University.
Smith was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II,
serving in a number of medical posts.
After the was, Smith was dean of the Loyola University School of Medicine
from 1946 until 1950. He was then a professor at the George Washington
University School of Physiology until he came to the Medical College in
1952.
With the exception of one year, he spen on sabbatical in Germany, Smith
was at the Medical College until his death, his son said.
In addition to his son, Smith is survived by his daughter, Lucy Shaker of
Chicago.
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