For the Surveyor General of Victoria, see Alexander John Skene.
Alexander J. C. Skene
Born
(1837-06-17)June 17, 1837
Fyvie, Scotland
Died
July 4, 1900(1900-07-04) (aged 63)
Catskills, New York, United States
Education
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine University of Michigan Long Island College Hospital
Occupation
Gynecologist
Known for
co-founder of American Gynecological Society
founder of International Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Alexander Johnston Chalmers Skene (/skiːn/; 17 June 1837 – 4 July 1900) was a British-American gynaecologist from Scotland who described what became known as Skene's glands.[1][2]
^Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). "Skene, Alexander Johnson Chalmers" . American Medical Biographies. Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
^Black, George Fraser (1921). Scotland's mark on America. New York: The Scottish section of "America's making". p. 75.
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