BIO: George W. LUDWIG, M.D., Chambersburg, Franklin County, PA

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Medical Men of Franklin County, 1750-1925 by Ambrose Watts Thrush, M.D.;
Chambersburg, Pa.; Medical Society of Franklin County, Page 103
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GEORGE W. LUDWIG, M. D.

1856 - 1902

  George W. Ludwig was born 1856 in Chambersburg, the oldest son of John S. and 
Sophia Ludwig.  Dr. Ludwig was for some years the leading jeweler in 
Chambersburg.  He then decided to study medicine and entered the University of 
Maryland, graduating from this institution M. D., 1898, and registered in 
Franklin County in 1900.  His practice was limited to diseases of the eye and 
especially to the fitting of spectacles in connection with the jewelry business.  
He continued in the work until the time of his death in 1902.

  Dr. Ludwig married, 1882, Emma J. Brengle of Cumberland, Md.  He was never a 
member of the Medical Society.