Samuel David Gross

American surgeon (1805–1884)
Person human Q1512038
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Summary

Samuel David Gross was born on July 8, 1805[1], in Easton[2]. He died on May 6, 1884[3], in Philadelphia[4]. He worked as a surgeon[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: The Woodlands[7]
  • Child: Samuel Weissell Gross[8], Maria Rives Horwitz[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Field of work: surgery[11]
  • Position held: President of the American Medical Association[12]
  • Employer: Thomas Jefferson University[13], University of Louisville[14]
  • Educated at: Thomas Jefferson University[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Commons category: Samuel D. Gross[17]
  • Family name: Gross[18]
  • Given name: Samuel David[19]
  • Described by source: Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[20], Nordisk familjebok[21], BEIC Digital Library[22], American Medical Biographies[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[24]

Why It Matters

Samuel David Gross has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Samuel David Gross born?

Samuel David Gross's place of birth was Easton[2].

Where did Samuel David Gross die?

Samuel David Gross passed away in Philadelphia[4].

What did Samuel David Gross do for work?

Samuel David Gross worked as a surgeon[5].

Where did Samuel David Gross go to school?

Samuel David Gross was educated at Thomas Jefferson University[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Samuel Weissell Gross. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Samuel David Gross. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Easton
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'it', 'sv']
    Harper's tag → samuel-d-samuel-david-gross
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  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Samuel David
    Employer → —
    Instance of → —
    Educated at → Thomas Jefferson University
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