Wright Post, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American surgeon
Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1766
Place of Birth: North Hempstead, New York, United States
Date of Death: 14-Jun-1828
Profession: surgeon
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Wright Post
- Wright Post (19 Feb 1766 – 14 Jun 1828) was an American surgeon, born at North Hempstead, Long Island.
- He studied medicine for six years in New York and London, and began to practice in New York in 1786.
- In London he became one of favorite pupils of the revolutionary surgeon John Hunter.
- In 1792 he became a professor of surgery, and afterward of anatomy and physiology, in Columbia College.
- He visited the celebrated schools of Europe, and returned in 1793 with a splendid anatomical cabinet.
- In 1813 he became a professor of anatomy in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and was its president from 1821 to 1826.
- Post was one of the pioneers among American surgeons, and was long remembered as a successful operator, especially in the ligation of vital arteries.
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