Horace Wells
Born in Vermont, Horace Wells studied dentistry in Boston. He began practicing in Hartford in 1836. A talented practitioner, Wells soon became one of the city’s most successful dentists. Nitrous…
Read MoreCincinnatus Taft
Cincinnatus Taft graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York in 1846. He settled in Hartford that same year and took over his brother Gustavus’ large homeopathic…
Read MoreHenry P. Stearns
Henry P. Stearns received undergraduate and medical degrees from Yale before studying at the celebrated medical school in Edinburgh, Scotland. He served as house surgeon at the Royal Infirmary in…
Read MoreGertrude Lewis
In 1880, in her senior year of high school, Gertrude Lewis arranged for leading animal welfare advocate, George T. Angell, to lecture in Hartford. A lawyer and philanthropist, Angell formed…
Read MoreThomas Hepburn
Connecticut’s First Urologist Born in Virginia, Thomas Hepburn attended medical school at Johns Hopkins University. He moved to Connecticut for an internship at Hartford Hospital. Upon completion, he accepted a…
Read MoreAnnie Warburton Goodrich
Born in New Jersey, Annie Warburton Goodrich’s family first moved to Hartford when she was 8 years old. Six years later, they moved to England and later, France. The family…
Read MoreDaniel Camilliere
Daniel Camilliere was a graduate of the University of Connecticut College of Pharmacy. In 1948, he opened the Rialto Pharmacy with his brother-in-law Carmelo Vasquez. Located on Franklin Avenue in…
Read MoreIda Butler
Ida Butler, a graduate of Hartford Hospital School of Nursing (1901), served as head of the maternity and gynecology department of Hartford Hospital for 12 years. Beginning in 1906, she…
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