Amalie Kass
Amalie Kass | |
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| Born | Amalie Moses January 9, 1928 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 2019 (aged 91) |
| Education | Wellesley College Boston University |
| Known for | Wrote about obstetrics and midwifery |
| Spouse(s) |
Malcolm Hecht Jr.
(m. 1949, died)Edward Kass (m. 1975) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Alfred H. Moses (brother) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
| Institutions | Harvard Medical School |
Amalie Moses Hecht Kass (born Amalie Moses; January 9, 1928 – May 19, 2019) was an American historian at Harvard Medical School.[1] She wrote about obstetrics and midwifery.
Biography
[edit]Amalie Moses was born on January 9, 1928, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Helene and Leslie Moses.[2][3] She grew up in Baltimore and attended Forest Park High School.[citation needed] She attended Wellesley College and graduated in 1949, with high honors in history, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received her master's degree in education in 1963 from Boston University. She had two younger siblings, a brother Alfred H. Moses and a sister Claire Moses Lovett.[2][citation needed]
Books and articles
[edit]Author of two medical biographies
[edit]Author of numerous journal articles and encyclopedic entries including
[edit]Professional work
[edit]- Associate editor, Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences (1996)
- Lecturer on the history of medicine, Harvard Medical School (1991)
- Research associate, Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (1982)
- History teacher, Newton High School and Newton South High School (1963–1979)
Major volunteer activities
[edit]- President of the Massachusetts Historical Society (2002 – ).
- Lincoln Rural Land Foundation Trustee (200? - present)
- Wellesley College Trustee (1992–2007)[9]
- President of the Women's Institute for Housing and Economic Development
Personal life
[edit]She married Malcolm "Mac" Hecht Jr. in 1949. They had five children. Her husband died. She married Edward Kass in 1975 and she became a stepmother to his three children.[2] She lived in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and later lived in Belmont, Massachusetts. She died on May 19, 2019.[2]
Honors
[edit]- The Amalie Moses Kass Professorship of History of Medicine in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School[10][8][11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Memorial for Amalie Kass in Harvard Medical School's Countway Library of Medicine
- 1 2 3 4 "Kass, Amalie Moses Hecht". The Boston Globe. 2019-05-21. p. C7. Retrieved 2025-08-18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Obituary for Amalie Moses Hecht Kass, accessed June 10, 2019
- ↑ Office, Harvard News. "Harvard Gazette: Channing the younger". news.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ↑ Kass, Amalie M. (2002-01-01). Midwifery and Medicine in Boston: Walter Channing, M.D., 1786-1876. Northeastern University Press. ISBN 9781555535018.
- ↑ System., Charles E. Rosenberg; Charles E. Rosenberg's Most Recent Book Is the Care Of Strangers: The Rise Of America's Hospital (1988-09-18). "RIGHTEOUS BUT GOOD". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Kass, Amalie M.; Kass, Edward Harold (1988-01-01). Perfecting the world: the life and times of Dr. Thomas Hodgkin 1798-1866. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 9780151717002.
- 1 2 Profile page for Amalie Kass in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School
- ↑ Wellesley College list of Trustees, accessed June 10, 2019
- ↑ Notable, News & Research: Notable (7/30/10), July 30, 2010, Harvard Medical School
- ↑ Harvard Catalyst Profile page for Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine in the Department of Social Medicine (In the Faculty of Medicine)
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