Charles Gilbert Chaddock

Charles Gilbert Chaddock (November 14, 1861 – July 20, 1936) was an American neurologist, psychiatrist, and translator. He is remembered for describing the Chaddock reflex and is credited with introducing the terms bisexuality, heterosexuality, and homosexuality from German into the English language.[1][2]

Charles Gilbert Chaddock
Born(1861-11-14)November 14, 1861
Jonesville, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJuly 20, 1936(1936-07-20) (aged 74)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Michigan College of Medicine and Surgery
Occupation(s)Neurologist, psychiatrist, translator
Known forDescribing the Chaddock reflex and the first use of the words bisexuality, heterosexuality, and homosexuality in the English language[1][2]
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Biography

Charles Gilbert Chaddock was born on November 14, 1861 in Jonesville, Michigan.[3] In 1885, he graduated from the University of Michigan College of Medicine and Surgery, then worked at the North Michigan Asylum in Traverse City as a staff physician. From 1889 to 1890, Chaddock studied in Munich. On his return, he again worked at the Asylum, before, in 1892, becoming Professor of Nervous and Mental Diseases at Marion-Sims College, which later became part of the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He married Adelaide Gowans MacPherson in 1890.[3] Baddock returned to Europe in 1897, spending most of the time as assistant to Joseph Babinski.[4] On his return to the United States in 1899, Chaddock introduced American physicians to Babinski's sign, later publishing a translation of Babinski's work.[5] Chaddock introduced his eponymous reflex in 1911, calling it the External Malleolar sign.[6][7] He also described an analogous sign in the upper limb.[8] Chaddock died on July 20, 1936.[3] He was interred by a Protestant reverend in Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, Michigan.[9]

Legacy

Chaddock is credited with the first use of the words heterosexuality and homosexuality in the English language,[1] as well as the first use of the word bisexuality in its sense of being sexually attracted to both women and men,[1][2] in his translation of Richard von Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis in 1892.[10][11] Prior to Von Krafft-Ebing's new use of the term, "bisexual" was usually used to refer to hermaphroditic plants, that is having both male and female reproductive structures, or to refer to mixed-sex situations such as schools.

References
  1. Nadal, Kevin L. (2017). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4833-8426-9. OCLC 994139871.
  2. Harper, Douglas (November 2001). "Bisexuality". Online Etymology Dictionary. Archived from the original on 26 October 2004. Retrieved 16 February 2007.
  3. O'Leary, James L.; Moore, Walter L. (1953). "Charles Gilbert Chaddock: His Life and Contributions". Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. 8 (3): 301–317. doi:10.1093/jhmas/VIII.July.301. ISSN 0022-5045. JSTOR 24619896. PMID 13069695.
  4. Goetz, Christopher G. (2002). "History of the Extensor Plantar Response: Babinski and Chaddock Signs". Seminars in Neurology. 22 (4): 391–398. doi:10.1055/s-2002-36761. ISSN 0271-8235. PMID 12539060.
  5. Chaddock CG. Translation of J Babinski: tendon reflexes and bone reflexes: an authorized translation. Interstate Med J 1914;21:75-84, 178-185, 585-594, 1047-1054
  6. Chaddock CG. A preliminary consideration concerning a new diagnostic nervous sign. Interstate Med J 1911;12:742-746
  7. Chaddock CG. The external malleolar sign. Interstate Med J 1911;13:1026-1038
  8. Chaddock CG. A new reflex phenomenon in the hand: the wrist-sign. Interstate Med J 1912;19:127-131
  9. "Untitled". Allegan Gazette. 1936-07-23. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  10. Susan Ackerman, When Heroes Love: The Ambiguity of Eros in the Stories of Gilgamesh and David. Cambridge University Press, 2005, ISBN 0231132603, p. 5.
  11. "Significant Gay Events ~ Timeline" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
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