American Veterinary Review. 
JANUARY, 1902. 
All communications for publication or in reference thereto should be addressed to Prof. 
Roscoe R. Bell, Seventh Ave. 6 ° Union St., Borough of Brooklyn, New York City. 
EDITORIAL. 
RUSH SHIPPEN HUIDEKOPER. 
This distinguished veterinarian died of a complication of 
diseases, hastened by pneumonia, at Philadelphia, on the 16th 
ult., and the profession of America has thus lost one of its most 
conspicuous representatives. Few men have entered upon their 
life-work better equipped for it than our deceased colleague. 
Possessed of a splendid constitution, a liberal education, great 
wealth and influence, a natural love for its truths and mysteries, 
he could easily command whatever his fancy dictated. A basic 
medical education placed him in an enviable position when he 
sought his veterinary degree from historic Alfort, and, not con¬ 
tent with her stamp of approval, he entered the famous labora¬ 
tories of Virchow, Koch, Chauveau, and Pasteur to complete his 
technical training. Fortified with such advantages, it was not 
surprising that he should have made an impression in the strug¬ 
gling profession of America, and it may be said that he has held 
every post of honor that was within her gift. As editor, teacher, 
author, medical officer, associationist, and practitioner, he dis¬ 
tinguished himself by his great learning and his devotion to her 
interests, and his death has cast a long shadow over the profes¬ 
sion of the country. 
Personally, Dr. Huidekoper was a companionable and genial 
gentleman, who made friends easily and held them firmly, by all 
of whom his death will be sincerely regretted. 
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