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LEMAN, Adolph Warburg. (Gothenburg, Sweden, Aug. 29, 1870- | LEMAN, Adolph Warburg. (Gothenburg, Sweden, Aug. 29, 1870--1940). Mechano-therapist. Leman studied at a military academy until the age of sixteen and then spent a year in a preparatory school before entering the medical of the University of Stockholm where he studied until 1890. He then entered the Royal Cengral Institute until 1892. | ||
He emigrated to the United States in 1894. He practiced medicine in New York for nearly seven years before returning to Europe where he divided his practice between London in the summer and Paris in the winter. He moved to Dubuque in 1908 where he introduced the community to a field of medicine similar today to physical therapy. Mechano-therapy practitioners believed various movements could be devised that would cure specific ailments. (2) | |||
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1. 1920 Census | |||
2. Oldt, Franklin T. '''History of Dubuque County''' Iowa, Chicago, Goodspeed Historical Association, p. 738 | |||
[[Category: Health Care]] | [[Category: Health Care]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:51, 5 April 2025
LEMAN, Adolph Warburg. (Gothenburg, Sweden, Aug. 29, 1870--1940). Mechano-therapist. Leman studied at a military academy until the age of sixteen and then spent a year in a preparatory school before entering the medical of the University of Stockholm where he studied until 1890. He then entered the Royal Cengral Institute until 1892.
He emigrated to the United States in 1894. He practiced medicine in New York for nearly seven years before returning to Europe where he divided his practice between London in the summer and Paris in the winter. He moved to Dubuque in 1908 where he introduced the community to a field of medicine similar today to physical therapy. Mechano-therapy practitioners believed various movements could be devised that would cure specific ailments. (2)
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Source:
1. 1920 Census
2. Oldt, Franklin T. History of Dubuque County Iowa, Chicago, Goodspeed Historical Association, p. 738