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JACOB MENDEZ, an American physician and educator; born in St. Thomas, W. I., Feb. 7, 1833. He was graduated at Jefferson Medical College in 1852, practicing in Philadelphia. In 1863 he became Lecturer in Jefferson Medical College, in 1872 Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine there, and in 1891 Professor Emeritus. In 1895 he was chosen president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Philadelphia.
He wrote "Harvey and his Discovery," "Medical Diagnosis," etc. He died in 1900.