author
John H. (John Hinchman) Stokes
1885–1961
A leading American dermatologist and syphilologist, he wrote clear, practical books that tried to bring medical knowledge about skin disease and venereal disease to both professionals and general readers. His work helped shape twentieth-century discussion of syphilis, public health, and medical education.
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The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People
by John H. (John Hinchman) Stokes
About the author
Born in 1885, John Hinchman Stokes became an important American physician in dermatology and syphilology. He was associated with the University of Pennsylvania, where he led work in dermatology and helped train generations of students and physicians.
He is especially remembered for major books such as Modern Clinical Syphilology, Dermatology and Syphilology for Nurses, and The Third Great Plague. His writing combined specialist knowledge with a gift for explanation, making difficult and often stigmatized subjects more understandable to readers inside and outside medicine.
Stokes died in 1961, but his name remained well known in medical history afterward. Later tributes described him as a major figure in the study of skin disease and syphilis, and his books still stand as a record of how medicine, public health, and patient education came together in his era.