William P. Spratling

Dr. William P. Spratling

William Philip Spratling (October 13, 1863[1] in La Fayette, Alabama[2] - December 22, 1915 in Welaka, Florida) was an American neurologist known for his advances in the treatment and study of epilepsy; he is often described as the first epileptologist[3] -- a word he is credited with having coined in his 1904 work Epilepsy and Its Treatment.[4]

Dr. Spratling was the superintendent of the Craig Colony for Epileptics in Sonyea, New York[5] from 1893 to 1908, and co-founded the National Association for the Study of Epilepsy.[6]

In 1904, Spratling was appointed superintendent of Bellevue Hospital Center;[7] however, due to civil service requirements, he did not actually hold the office.[8]

Later in life, Spratling suffered a nervous breakdown and retired to Florida. In 1915, he died of a gunshot wound while hunting.[9]

Family

Spratling's son was silversmith William Spratling.[10]

Works

References

  1. NEW HEAD FOR BELLEVUE - Dr William P. Spratling Chosen by Board of Trustees from the New York Times, May 14, 1904, retrieved May 7, 2011
  2. Contributions of the founders of Craig Colony to epileptology and public care of epileptics: 1890-1915, from Journal of the History of the Neurosciences: Basic and Clinical Perspectives, Volume 4, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 77 - 100; by : E. J. Fine; D. L. Fine; L. Sentz; E. D. Soria; retrieved May 7, 2011
  3. The first American epileptologists: William P. Spratling, MD, and Rosewell Park, MD., from Neurology, 1994 Jan;44(1):171-4, by Dasheiff RM; retrieved May 7, 2011
  4. What is an Epileptologist?, at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Department of Neurology, 2011, retrieved May 7, 2011
  5. "NEW YORK STATE'S EPILEPTIC COLONY - Interesting Village of Sonyea, Where Afflicted Are Cared For" from the New York Times, November 9, 1902, retrieved May 7, 2011
  6. The Importance of Spratling, from Archives of Neurology 1994 Jan;51(1):82-6.; by Fine EJ, Fine DL, Sentz L
  7. TANGLE AT BELLEVUE NOW - New Superintendent Must Take Examination, the Commission Rules. from the New York Times, June 16, 1904, retrieved May 7, 2011
  8. DR. WM. P SPRATLING DIES. Specialist on Nervous Diseases Succumbs in Florida. The New York Times, page 9, December 24, 1915.
  9. "The Man from New Orleans", by John Shelton Reed, from the Oxford American, November-December 2000.
  10. William Spratling Biography at SpratlingSilver.com, by Phyllis Goddard, 2003; retrieved May 7, 2011
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