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. 1989;11(2):297-304.

George Huntington and George Sumner Huntington. A tale of two doctors

R M van der Weiden
  • PMID: 2534642

George Huntington and George Sumner Huntington. A tale of two doctors

R M van der Weiden. Hist Philos Life Sci. 1989.

Abstract

Biographical data on George Huntington, the 'discoverer' of Huntington's Chorea and George Sumner Huntington--a well-known American anatomist of the late 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century--have been confused repeatedly. This paper elucidates their mutual relationship and corrects biographical inaccuracies concerning George Huntington and George Sumner Huntington.

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