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George Frederick Laidlaw
b. 1871
A physician and medical writer from New Jersey, he is best remembered for early 20th-century works on pathology and the treatment of hay fever. His writing reflects a period when doctors were actively debating new ideas about allergy, anaphylaxis, and clinical diagnosis.
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About the author
Born on June 26, 1871, in Jersey City, New Jersey, George Frederick Laidlaw built his career as a physician, pathologist, and teacher. Contemporary biographical records describe him as a professor of theory and practice of medicine at the New York Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, and as a contributor to medical reference works.
Laidlaw wrote practical medical books and articles rather than fiction. One of his best-known books, The Treatment of Hay Fever, was published in 1917 and discusses both treatment methods and changing medical theories about hay fever and anaphylaxis. Other catalog records also connect him with medical writing on diagnosis and pathology.
He appears in later memorial literature as George Frederick Laidlaw (1871–1937), suggesting he remained a respected figure in his field after his active publishing years. For audiobook listeners, his work offers a glimpse into how physicians of the early 1900s explained disease and experimented with treatment.