Biography of 	KOELLE, J. Marcus, M. D., Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by 	Mike Miller April 1998

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Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, 
and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 235-236.  Edited 
by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century Historical 
Association.

Koelle, J. Marcus, M. D., of New Orleans, born in that city, March 12, 
1877, the son of Rev. F. O. Koelle, native of Elberfield, Germany, (1839; 
died in New Orleans, Oct. 28, 1904), and Anna (Lotz) Koelle, (born at 
Hesse-Cassell, Germany in 1839; died in New Orleans.).  The subject of this 
biography was educated in a parochial school, next, in a school conducted 
by his father, later in Boothby's private school, and entered the high 
school of Tulane, which he left to attend Port Gibson academy.  While at 
the latter institution, the young student, thinking he was called to the 
ministry, went to the Southwestern Presbyterian university, but after 
studying for 1 year, experienced a change of idea, and in 1897 matriculated 
in the medical department of Tulane university, from which he graduated in 
1901.  An epidemic of smallpox among the students at Tulane, during the 
time Dr. Koelle was following the courses, caused a panic; and he was the 
only one who volunteered to nurse the sick; faithfully and courageously 
fulfilling that altruistic service until the last patient had recovered.  
Since graduating, the doctor has been in continuous practice in New 
Orleans, and is a specialist in anesthesia, which he had studied at the 
Skin Cancer hospital in New York City, under Dr. Gwathmey, in 1910.  Before 
leaving Tulane, and until 1911, he was the house physician at Bethany Home 
sanitarium, founded by his father in 1889.  At one time he was lecturer in 
the Orleans Dental college; and is now visiting special anestheist to the 
Presbyterian hospital, the Hotel Dieu, and the French hospital.  Is a 
member of the Democratic party; and in religion, a Presbyterian; and is 
affiliated with the Orleans Parish and State Medical societies; the 
Pan-American Medical and Surgical and the American Medical associations, 
and editor-in-chief of the Department of Anesthesia of the Pan-American 
Medical & Surgical Journal, the new official organ of the State Medical 
society; Past Master in the Masonic order, member of the Knights of 
Pythias, the Odd Fellows, the Druids, and the Red Men.  Jan. 18, 1905, 
Dr. Koelle married Miss Mary Henderson, a daughter of Zachary Taylor 
Henderson, of Pointe Coupée parish, La.