John, Henry Jerry, 1885-1971

found: LCCN 59-13422: His Jan Evangelista Purkyně, 1959(hdg.: John, Henry Jerry, 1885- )

found: NUCMC data from Western Reserve Hist. Soc. for His Papers, 1903-1971(Dr. Henry Jerry John, 1885-1971; b. Jindrich Jeroslav, March 5, 1885, to Czech parents in the Moravian city of Olomouc; came to U.S. when he was 14; m. Elizabeth Louise Beamon; specialist in diabetes)

found: OhioLINK Finding Aid Repository, October 6, 2020(Henry Jerry John Photographs; Henry Jerry John was born Jindrich Jeroslav John on March 5, 1885 to Czech parents in the Moravian city of Olomouc; when he was five years old, his parents emigrated to the United States, leaving him in the care of his grandparents; at the age of fourteen, he joined his parents in Oklahoma; his name was Americanized to Henry Jerry John; iIn 1916 John received his M.D. degree from the Western Reserve University School of Medicine; in 1917, Dr. Henry John, by then a naturalized United States citizen, joined the Army Medical Corps; when discharged in 1919, he joined Dr. F. M. Allen in Morristown, New Jersey, who was conducting research on diabetes; while there, John met Dr. John Phillips, one of the founders of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, who asked him to become a member of the medical staff at the Clinic; John accepted the offer and was soon known widely as a specialist in diabetes; in addition to his medical career, which included service in both world wars and a private practice established in 1933, Dr. John was known for his literary and artistic talents; he was interested in Czech graphic art and possessed a large collection of it; an interest in Czech literature led to his translation of several works into English; he was alsp a talented wood carver, making many fine pieces of sculpture and furniture; he died March 28, 1971)