Alfred Lebbeus Loomis
1831–1895 (age 64)
physician
Biography
Alfred Lebbeus Loomis trained as a physician and spent his career in New York, serving as a beloved practitioner and a professor who guided young doctors through the rigors of diagnosis and bedside care. Students admired the combination of scientific seriousness and personal warmth he brought to every lecture.
He participated in medical societies, contributed articles on emerging treatments, and championed sanitary practices that improved patient outcomes, leaving students and colleagues a model of compassionate professionalism.