Birth: 1755
Death: 1822, Aug. 24
Occupation: doctor

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Additional Information

• Dates: 1755-1822
  Notes:
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 69
• Dates: 1755-1822
  Notes: Born in Ireland, 1755. A.M., University of Glasgow; M.D., University of Edinburgh, 1779 (Thesis, “De Cortice Peruviano”); came to Baltimore in 1783; one of the founders of the first medical society in Baltimore, 1788; of the first public library in Baltimore, 1796; of the Baltimore College, 1804; of the College of Medicine of Maryland (Univeristy of Maryland); appointed Professor of Practice of Medicine in the College of Medicine of Maryland by Charter, but resigned at the first meeting of Regents, 1807; President of the Board of Regents, College of Medicine of Maryland, 1807-12; Consulting Physician, Baltimore Hospital, 1812. He was an enlightened and public-spirited citizen. Died August 24, 1822.
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 333
• Dates: 1783
  Notes: “Dr. Geo. Brown arrived from Ireland.”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 15
• Dates: 1783
  Notes: Among the physicians of Baltimore are Drs. Johnson, Goodwin, Troup, Andrews, Coale, Gilder, Brown, Littlejohn, Ross, Buchanan, and Wiesenthal.
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 661
• Dates: 1783
  Notes: Dr. George Brown arrives from Ireland.
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 661
• Dates: 1788/12/16
  Notes: A medical society organized, President, Dr. Wiesenthal; Secretary, Mr. Frederick Dalcho; Drs. Boyd, Goodwin, Brown, Guilder and others members (December 16).
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 664
• Dates: 1789
  Notes: Served as Attending Physician, Baltimore City and County Alms House, 1789
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 250
• Dates: 1789, Nov. 6
  Notes: “Medical Society of Baltimore reorganized, Dr. Edward Johnson, President; Andrew Wiesenthall, Secretary, Treasurer and Librarian; Drs. Jno. Boyd, Reuben Guilder, Geo. Buchanan and Geo. Brown, Court of Correspondence (Griffith).”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 17
• Dates: 1789, Sep. 11
  Notes: “Drs. Coale (S.S.), Wiesenthall (And.), Buchanan (Geo.), Guilder, Wynkoop, Johnson (Ed.), Brown (Geo.), and Littlejohn, appointed physicians to Alms-house.”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 17
• Dates: 1789/09/11
  Notes: Drs. S.S. Coale, Andrew Wiesenthal, George Buchanan, Reuben Guilder, James Wynkoop, Edward Johnson, George Brown and Miles Littlejohn appointed physicians to Almshouse (September 11).
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 664
• Dates: 1789/11/06
  Notes: The Medical Society reorganized, with Dr. Edward Johnson President; Andrew Wiesenthal, Secretary, Treasurer and Librarian; John Boyd, R. Guilder, George Buchanan and George Brown, Court of Correspondence (November 6 “Griffith’s Annals”).
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 664
• Dates: 1790, Apr. 10
  Notes: “Programme of a Medical Faculty announced for the ensuing winter: A. Wiesenthall on Anatomy; Geo. Brown on Practice of Medicine; Lyde Goodwin on Surgery; S.S. Coale on Chemistry and Materia Medica; Geo. Buchanan on Midwifery (N.Y. Daily Advertiser).”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 17
• Dates: 1790/04/10
  Notes: The Faculty of Medical School announced, viz: A. Wiesenthal, Anatomy; George Brown, Medicine; Lyde Goodwin, Surgery; S.S. Coale, Chemistry and Materia Medica; George Buchanan, Midwifery (New York Daily Advertiser, April 10).
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 665
• Dates: 1794, Aug. 13
  Notes: “Drs. Coulter, Brown and Goodwin report the existence of Malignant Bilious Fever at Fell’s Point.”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 19
• Dates: 1794/08/13
  Notes: Drs. Coulter, Brown and Goodwin report the existence of “malignant bilious fever” at Fells Point (August 13).
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 667
• Dates: 1795
  Notes: Dr. George Brown and others found the Baltimore Library, since merged with the Historical.
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 668
• Dates: 1795, Aug. 16
  Notes: “Dr. Geo. Brown et al. founded the Old Library Company (since merged into the Maryland Historical Society).”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 19
• Dates: 1798-1808
  Notes: 1798, p. 153; 1799-1800, p. 30; Assessment Book 1800, p. 208; 1801-1803, p. 25; 1804-1808, p. 41
  Source: Baltimore City Archives. A Name Index to the Baltimore City Tax Records, 1798-1808. Baltimore: Baltimore City Archives, 1981. See Ancestry.Com
• Dates: 1803, Jun. 3
  Notes: “Medical and Chirurgical Faculty meet. Nat. Potter, Secretary; H. Wilkins, Treasurer; Censors Western Shore, Drs. Coulter, Crawford, Alexander, Archer, Sen., Geo. Brown, Chas. A. Warfield and James Stewart. Drs. Brown, Davidge et al. are appointed a committee to digest a plan for a Medical College.”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 24
• Dates: 1807
  Notes: Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Historical Sketch of the University of Maryland School of Medicine (1807-1890), with an Introductory Chapter, Notices of the Schools of Law, Arts and Sciences, and Theology, and the Department of Dentistry, and a General Catalog of Medical Alumni Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 209
• Dates: 1807, Dec. 18
  Notes: “The College of Medicine, of Maryland, incorporated. Drs. Davidge, Shaw, Cocke, Brown (Geo.), Wm. Donaldson and Thos. E. Bond, in charter as professors of the new college, but the last three in decline, and Dr. Nat. Potter is elected to chair of Practice, vice Dr. Brown. Dr. Davidge erects an Anatomical Hall, southeast corner Liberty and Saratoga streets, as a lecture and dissecting room, but it is torn down and his anatomical preparations destroyed by a mob (Griffiths’ Annals; Potter’s History of the College).”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 25
• Dates: 1807/12/28
  Notes: Board of Regents of Medical College meets and organizes with Dr. George Brown as President, Solomon Birckhead as Treasurer, and James Cocke as Secretary. Dr. Davidge elected as Dean of the Faculty. Seven students this session (December 28).
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 676
• Dates: 1812
  Notes: Legislature granst $5000 annually for three years to Drs. Smyth and Mackenzie, for completion of Maryland Hospital. Board of Visitors report hospital in good order, central building nearly completed, and accommodations provided for 100 patients. Dr. William Gibson, Consulting Surgeon and Drs. George Brown, Miles Littlejohn, John Coulter, J.C. White, John Crawford, Solomon Birckhead, Pierre Chatard, John Cromwell and Ashton Alexander Consulting Physicians.
  Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 678
• Dates: 1812
  Notes: Consulting Physician (honorary), Board of Health
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 262
• Dates: 1812, Jan. 4
  Notes: “Legislature orders payment of $5000 annually for three years, to Drs. Mackenzie and Smyth for completing the buildings of the Public Hospital, of which Dr. Wm. Gibson was consulting surgeon, and Drs. Brown (Geo.), Littlejohn, Coulter, White (J.C.), Crawford, Birckhead (Sol.), Chatard (P.), Cromwell, and Alexander were consulting physicians. The Hospital is in good order, its capacity is 100 patients, the centre building nearly done (Report of Board of Visitors).”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 26
• Dates: 1818-19
  Notes: Served as Attending Physician, Baltimore General Dispensary, 1818-19
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 251
• Dates: 1822
  Notes: “Dr. Geo. Brown ob. aet. 67.”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 31
• Dates: 1822/08/27
  Notes: “Medical Faculty pass resolutions of respect to the memory of the late Dr. Geo. Brown, order crape to be worn 30 days, and request Dr. Colin Mackenzie to deliver eulogy on his deceased partner.”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 32