Biography of 	Friedrichs, Ephraim Deneufbourg (MD);  Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by 	Mike Miller  February 1998

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Friedrichs, Ephraim Deneufbourg, M. D., New Orleans, was born in 
New Orleans, La., March 3, 1877; of a family well known in Louisiana, 
his maternal ancestors being among the earliest residents of the state.  
Son of the late George J. Friedrichs, M. D., D. D. S., and Louise 
Natalie Gaiennie; the former practiced dentistry and acquired an 
international reputation in his profession.  Six children were born 
to their union, as follows:  Andrew G., dean Tulane dental department;  
George G., real estate dealer;  Carl C., an attorney;  Ephraim D., 
Hickey and  Camille, the 2 latter deceased.  In the course of his 
education Ephraim D. Friedrichs attended the College of the Immaculate 
Conception, New Orleans, from which he graduated with the degree of 
A. B.  Following the completion of his studies at this institution 
he entered the medical department of Tulane university, was an intern
in the Touro Infirmary, 1898-99, and graduated with the degree of M. D. 
in the class of 1900, since which time the doctor has been actively 
engaged in the practice of his profession in the city of New Orleans.  
Dr Friedrichs was resident physician at the New Orleans sanitarium in 
1904, resigned in 1907.  He holds the position of clinical assistant 
to the chair of clinical surgery in the New Orleans polyclinic 
(postgraduate medical school) ; is also an instructor in the department 
of obstetrics, Tulane university of Louisiana; a member of the 
Louisiana State Medical Society, Orleans Parish, and American Medical 
Associations.  Dr. Friedrichs was married April 18, 1912, to Miss Lillian 
Loeber, daughter of the late Dr. Frederick Loeber and Catherine Humbrect.  
Dr. Loeber was one of the most prominent surgeons of the state.

Source:  Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, 
Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic 
Form (volume 3), pp. 173-174.  Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D.  
Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.