author
Charles Clayton Teall
1863–1937
Remembered mainly for a substantial early osteopathy text, this little-known physician helped shape how the field explained itself to students and practitioners in the early 1900s.
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The practice of osteopathy
by Carl Philip McConnell, Charles Clayton Teall
About the author
Charles Clayton Teall (1863–1937) was an American osteopathic physician and medical writer. He is best known as the co-author, with Carl Philip McConnell, of The Practice of Osteopathy, a large reference work that appeared in multiple editions and was widely preserved by libraries and public-domain archives.
The surviving online record for Teall is fairly sparse, but it consistently connects him with that landmark textbook and with the early professional world of osteopathic medicine. Catalog and archive records show the book in a 1906 edition and a later 1920 edition, suggesting that his work remained useful to readers for years after its first publication.
Because biographical information about him is limited in the sources readily available online, much of his personal life remains unclear here. What can be said with confidence is that his name has lasted through the continued circulation of The Practice of Osteopathy, which keeps his contribution to early medical publishing in view for modern readers.