Biography of 	Dyer, Isadore, (MD);  Galveston, TX;  now Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by 	Mike Miller April 1998

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Dyer, Isadore, M. D., of New Orleans, eminent specialist in the treatment
of skin diseases, was born in Galveston, Tex., Nov. 2, 1865.  His parents
were Isadore Dyer, native of Germany (Oct. 5, 1814), and Amelia Ann (Lewis)
Dyer, born at Harper's Ferry, Va., May 6, 1826.  Dr. Dyer's father was a
soldier in the war with Mexico in 1836 and 1848, and an uncle, Col. Leon
Dyer, was identified with the Baltimore riots. The subject of this sketch
was educated in the high schools of Galveston and of Virginia; entered
Sheffield Scientific school, Yale university, in 1884 and graduated
bachelor of philosophy in 1887; studied medicine at the University of
Virginia and next matriculated in the medical department of Tulane
university, New Orleans, graduating in 1889.  Was interne of the New York
Skin and Cancer hospital 1890-92, and lecturer in the New York
post-graduate medical school 1891-92; studied in Europe in the summer and
fall of 1893; lecturer on skin diseases, Tulane university, 1892; professor
of skin diseases, New Orleans polyclinic, 1893; delegate to international
leprosy congress at Berlin, 1897; delegate to inteniational congress on
moral prophylaxis at Brussels, 1899; president of the board of control,
Leper Home of Louisiana, 1894; editor New Orleans Medical and Surgical
Journal from 1896; collaborating editor of "Lepra" from  1897; president
Orleans Parish Medical society, 1899; president Louisiana State Medical
society, 1902; vice-president and chairman of arrangements committee
American Medical association, 1903; resigned as secretary of the New
Orleans polyclinic, 1905, after having served 10 years; professor of
diseases of the skin and associate dean medical department of Tulane
university, 1907; dean of the medical departnient, Tulane university, 1908;
president Southern Medical association, 1911; president American
Dermatological association, 1912; president of New Orleans Academy of
Sciences, 1913; president Association of American Medical colleges, 1914.
In addition to the associations just named, Dr. Dyer is a member of the
following:  Berzelius society, Yale; Sigma Nu fraternity, of when he was
regent, 1904-1906; Yale club, New York; Army and Navy club, Washington
city; Boston, Country, Louisiana, Round Table and French Opera clubs, New
Orleans; American Association for the Advancement of Science; American
Society of Tropical Medicine; New York Medico-Legal society.  Dr. Dyer is
the author of many valuable publications on medical subjects, and is
contributor to: ''Wood's Reference Hand-book of Medical Sciences'';
''Osler's Modern Medicine"; ''Loomis' Encyclopedia of Modern Medicine'';
"Morrow's System"; "Hardaway and Bangs' System."  He is a Democrat in
politics, has never sought any office and is affiliated with no religious
body.  July 31, 1905, he married Miss Mercedes Percival, daughter of Alfred
and Rosalie (Schneidan) Percival of England.  Their family consists of 6
children, named:  Amelia,  Mercedes,  Isadore, Jr.,  Alfred,  Donal and
John Lewis.  Dr. Dyer holds the rank of lieutenant in the medical reserve
corps of the United States army, inactive list.

Source:  Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events,
Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp.
129-130.  Edited by Alcee Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century
Historical Association.