Mossell, Nathan Francis, 1856-1946

found: NUCMC data from Lincoln University for Lincoln University (Pa.). Edward Webb records, 1873-1894(Nathan Mossell)

found: African American National Biography, accessed February 27, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Mossell, Nathan Francis; institutional founder / benefactor, physician, public health official; born 27 July 1856 in Hamilton, Ontario, United States; BA at Lincoln University in Lincoln, Pennsylvania (1879); completed the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania (1882); studied surgery at Guy's Hospital and St. Thomas Hospital in London, England; worked in the outpatient clinic of the University Hospital; was the first African American member of the Philadelphia County Medical Society (1888) and founder of the National Medical Association (NMA) (1895) ; helped establish the Philadelphia Academy of Medical and Allied Sciences, an NMA chapter (1900); established the Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School, raising funds in the African American community, serving as superintendent and medical director (1895-1931); died 27 October 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)