Richard Joseph Nunn
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| Born | 1831 | ||||||||
| Died | 1910 | ||||||||
| Residence | Savannah Georgia, US | ||||||||
| Occupation | medical | ||||||||
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proposed 1872.02.05
relation of R.M. Nunn qv ?
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obit in Transactions of the American Microscopical Society vol. 29 no. 2 (Dec. 1910 pp. 189-190
He was born in County Wexford, Ireland, Dec. 13, 1831. He received his preliminary instruction in the Royal College of Surgery of London and Apothecary Hall, Dublin. He came to America in early life and graduated from the Savannah Medical College in 1854, and he practiced medicine in Savannah, Ga., until about ten years ago, when he retired from active practice. He was a captain of Artillery in the Confederate Army during the war between the States, but later on account of ill health he re- tired from command, tho he remained on duty in the hospitals. In the early part of 1876, his health having become impaired, he made a trip abroad, but yellow fever breaking out in Savannah during that year he returned and assisted in the fight against that malady; and as a result of his devotion and services the Georgia Medical Society drew up a testimonial to his self-sacrifice and devotion, which testimonial was broadly published in 1876. During his early years, Dr. Nunn held the Chair of Practice in the old Savannah Medical College, and later held the same position in the Oglethorpe College. Dr. Nunn took a deep interest in all scientific and literary matters, and was actively connected with a great many institutions in the United States, as well as in Europe. Locally, he was very prominent; being a Curator of the Georgia Historical Society, member of the Board of Trustees of the Telfair Academy of Arts & Sciences, member of the Board of Managers of the Savannah Public Library, and a director in several financial institutions. He was deeply interested in Free Masonry, and after retiring from practice gave the majority of his time to that Order, having held the highest offices in the state, and at the time of his death was Inspector General of the Scottish Rite of Free Masonry for the States of Georgia and South Carolina, and an active member of the Supreme Council 33.
Be it known that I, RICHARD J. NUNN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Savannah, in the county of Chatham, in the State of Georgia, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Trunk-Straps, of which the following is a specification.
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The building of a rite: The story of the landmarks : being an argument demonstrating the immutability of the grand constitutions of 1786 Unknown Binding – 1899
by Richard J Nunn (Author)
A medical history of Savannah, Ga.;: A contribution to the study of the climatic and other peculiarities of localities which determine exemption from prevalence of endemic plagues Unknown Binding – 1887
by Richard J Nunn (Author)
The probable cause of the epidemic of typhoid fever in Savannah, Ga., in 1892: How to avoid it and other filth diseases in the future Unknown Binding – 1893
by Richard J Nunn (Author)
