Arthur C. Logan (c. 1905 – November 25, 1973)[1] was a surgeon. The year after he died, the 1862-founded Knickerbocker Hospital was renamed in his memory;[2][3] he had been a member of New York City's Health and Hospitals Corporation and was also described as a civic leader.[4] In 1970, he was honored, with attendees including the Governor, a future governor, an ambassador, and many others.[5]
Arthur C. Logan | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1905 Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | November 25, 1973 (aged 67–68) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Surgeon and civic leader |
| Family | Logan family |
Family
editBorn in Tuskegee, Alabama, Arthur C. Logan was a descendant of the Logan family, known for valuing "education and decorum as a way to transcend racial restrictions".[6] He was the youngest of nine children.
Logan was educated at a private school in New York City. He graduated from Williams College[1] and became a surgeon in New York City. He also served as personal physician to musician and composer Duke Ellington from 1937,[7] and to Billy Strayhorn. Strayhorn's composition "U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)" honored Logan among the founders and partners of the ground-breaking clinic. Logan was appointed by Mayor Robert F. Wagner as first chairman of the New York City Council Against Poverty.
Logan and his first wife, Wenonah Bond, had a daughter Adele Logan before their divorce. Adele attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York, as had her father. Later she earned a doctorate in history and became a professor at George Washington University. As Adele Logan Alexander, she has written extensively on African-American history; through her, Logan became a grandfather.
Logan's second marriage was to Marian Bruce (1919–1993),[7] a cabaret singer and recording artist.
Logan's son Warren was aged 10 at the time of his father's death in Manhattan in November 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dr. Arthur C. Logan Dies; Surgeon and Civic Leader". The New York Times. November 26, 1973.
- ^ "Knickerbocker Now A.C. Logan Hospital". The New York Times. February 5, 1974.
- ^ Judith Cummings (April 14, 1978). "Harlem's Logan Hospital Struggles On". The New York Times.
- ^ C. Gerald Fraser (December 4, 1971). "Knickerbocker Hospital Says Debts May Force It to Close". The New York Times.
- ^ "Knickerbocker Hospital Dance to Honor Physician". The New York Times. April 23, 1970.
- ^ Kent Anderson Leslie, "Introduction", Woman of Color, Daughter of Privilege, Amanda America Dickson, 1849–1893, University of Georgia Press, 1996, p. 18.
- ^ a b GoogleBooks excerpt from Composer's voices from Ives to Ellington: an Oral History of American Music, p. 404, Vivian Perlis & Libby Van Cleve, 2005, Yale University Press.