John Jeffries II

Jeffries in 1865

Born| March 23, 1796 (1796-03-23)

Boston Massachusetts

Occupation| ophthalmic surgeon
Known for| Massachusetts Eye and Ear

John Jeffries II (March 23, 1796– July 1876) was an American ophthalmic surgeon who co-founded the Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary in 1824 with Edward Reynolds.[1][2][3] This organization, which began life as the Boston Eye Infirmary, became officially incorporated in 1826 and maintained that name until 1924 when it became Massachusetts Eye and Ear.[4] Jeffries and Reynolds were the only surgical staff until 1833 when the staff was expanded to include other assistant surgeons as well as an apothecary.[4] Jeffries resigned from this position in 1842 and had no other official interaction with the institution until his son Benjamin was named Surgeon of the Infirmary in 1867.[4]

## Early life and education

Jeffries was born in Boston.[4] His father was the physician and meteorologist John Jeffries.[4] He attended Harvard College at 15 and graduated in the class of 1815.[1] He received a Doctor of Medicine degree from Harvard in 1819 and became a fellow of the Massachusetts Medical Society in 1826.[1] He married in 1820, and was the father of three daughters and five sons, one of whom was Benjamin Joy Jeffries, one of the creators of the New England Ophthalmological Society.[5][4][6] The family had a summer residence in East Boston in a neighborhood now known as Jeffries Point.[6]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dr. John Jeffries". The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal (Massachusetts Medical Society) 95 (6): 155–159. 1876-08-10. doi:10.1056/nejm187608100950601. ISSN 0096-6762.
2. ↑ "Doctor John Jeffries Biographical Sketch, Surgeon and Meteorologist". http://www.celebrateboston.com/biography/john-jeffries.htm.
3. ↑ "Careers". https://www.masseyeandear.org/careers.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Snyder, Charles (1984). Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Studies on Its History. Boston, Massachusetts: MassachusettsEyeandEarInfirmary. https://archive.org/details/massachusettseye00snyd. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
5. ↑ "About NEOS". 1900-01-02. https://neos-eyes.org/about/.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Day, T.F. (1904). The Rudder. Fawcett Publications. p. 483. https://books.google.com/books?id=nSojAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA483. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

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