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NICHOLAS, NICHO an American surgeon; born in Buchs, Switzerland, Oct. 31, 1844; removed with his parents to Ashford, Wis., in 1853; was graduated at the Chicago Medical College in 1868; followed his profession in Fond du Lac, Wis., in 1869-1874, and removed to Milwaukee, Wis., in 1874. In 1885 became a professor in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago; Professor of the Principles of Surgery and Surgical Pathology in Rush Medical College in 1888, and removed to Chicago in 1891. He was made surgeon-general of Wisconsin before his removal, and served in the field during the Spanish-American War. His publications include "Experimental Surgery"; "Surgical Bacteriology"; "Intestinal Surgery"; "Pathology and Surgical Treatment of Tumors"; "Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints"; "Tuberculosis of the Genito-Urinary Organs"; "Medico-Surgical Aspects of the American-Spanish War"; etc. He died Jan. 2, 1908.