William Wallace Seely

SEELY, WILLIAM WALLACE, Cincinnati, O., was born in this State, Aug. I7th, 1838, and is of French origin, his ancestors having settled originally in Stamford, Conn. His literary education was acquired at Phillips' acad., Andover, Mass.; he pursued a course of higher studies at Yale coll., 1862; in 1864 he graduated from the med. coll. of Ohio. His specialty is diseases of the eye and ear. He is a member of the State soc.. Am. ophthalmolog. and otolog. socs., 1866; since the latter date has been prof, ophthalmology and otology in med. coll. of Ohio, also secretary of that body ; was formerly oculist to Cincinnati hosp., and is now oculist to the Good Samaritan hosp. His contributions to medical literature consist of various papers and articles on his specialty, etc., published in medical journals. He was married in 1870.

Page 616, “The Physicians and Surgeons of the United States,” edited by William B. Atkinson, M.D., published Charles Robson, Philadelphia 1878.

[Son of John Holcroft SGS # 3146 – William Wallace, John Holcroft; Thomas, Abijah; John S.; Obadiah; Obadiah; Obadiah]