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| Title: | Ernest, Maurice. Papers |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1900-1954 |
| Size: | 0.5 linear ft. (1 box) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The Maurice Ernest papers consist of one box of correspondence (supplemented by clippings) written to biologist and author Maurice Ernest (1872-1955) by various individuals. The contents of these letters, which span the period between 1900 and 1954, reflect Ernest's interests in homeopathy and longevity studies, as well as his involvement in international relations as a press correspondent from 1897-1909. His correspondents included Nobel Prize winners such as Ralph Angell, Frederick Hopkins, Philip Noel-Baker, William Ramsay and John Rayleigh, as well as numerous physicians, scientists, and newspaper editors. |
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Ernest, Maurice. Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Maurice Ernest was born in Austria on May 21, 1872 and was the son of Dr. Louis Ernst. He received his education in Paris and Vienna, studying first medicine and then law. From 1897 to 1909 Ernest served as London correspondence for several Austrian, Swedish, and American dailies. In 1898, he was the Honorable Secretary of the Foreign Press Association. Since 1909 Ernest devoted himself to biological study and research. In 1928 he founded the Centenarian Club, the aim of which was to investigate the means "whereby health and vigour may be retained beyond the century."
Ernest's publications include: Slaves to Love, 1892; Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony, 1903; The New Homeopathy, 1910; Everyday Chronic Maladies, 1912; The Longer Life, 1938; Lives of 300 Years and Continual Rejuvenation, 1942; and many contributions to political and medical journals.
Maurice Ernest died on May 18, 1955.
The Maurice Ernest papers consist of one box of correspondence (supplemented by clippings) written to biologist and author Maurice Ernest (1872-1955) by various individuals. The contents of these letters, which span the period between 1900 and 1954, reflect Ernest's interests in homeopathy and longevity studies, as well as his involvement in international relations as a press correspondent from 1897-1909. His correspondents included Nobel Prize winners such as Ralph Angell, Frederick Hopkins, Philip Noel-Baker, William Ramsay and John Rayleigh, as well as numerous physicians, scientists, and newspaper editors. The letters are arranged alphabetically according to the last name of the correspondent.
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| Box 1 Folder 1 | Agate, James |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Angell, Ralph Norman |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Avebury, John Lubbock |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Berchtold |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Bland-Sutton, John |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Broadbent, William Henry |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Bryce, James |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Buckle, George Earle |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Calder, Peter Ritchie |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Campbell, Harry |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Chaffer, David |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Crichton-Browne, James |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Cooper, Duff |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Dawson, Geoffrey |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Drury, Alan Nigel |
| Box 1 Folder 16 | Ervine, John Greer |
| Box 1 Folder 17 | Fisher, Irving |
| Box 1 Folder 18 | Fleischmann, Albert |
| Box 1 Folder 19 | Flower, Stanley |
| Box 1 Folder 20 | Foreign Press Association |
| Box 1 Folder 21 | Gardiner, Alfred |
| Box 1 Folder 22 | Garrison, Fielding Hudson |
| Box 1 Folder 23 | Geikie, Archibald |
| Box 1 Folder 24 | Goschen, George |
| Box 1 Folder 25 | Gregory, Richard Arman |
| Box 1 Folder 26 | Gueniot |
| Box 1 Folder 27 | Haldane, John Scott |
| Box 1 Folder 28 | Harmsworth, Harold Cecil Aubrey |
| Box 1 Folder 29 | Harrison, Ross Granville |
| Box 1 Folder 30 | Hopkins, Frederick Gowland |
| Box 1 Folder 31 | Horniblow, Barry |
| Box 1 Folder 32 | Jacks, Lawrence Pearsall |
| Box 1 Folder 33 | Jeans, James Hopwood |
| Box 1 Folder 34 | Jones, Harold Spencer |
| Box 1 Folder 35 | Keilin, David |
| Box 1 Folder 36 | Keith, Arthur |
| Box 1 Folder 37 | Keller, Gottfried |
| Box 1 Folder 38 | Keynes, Geoffrey Langdon |
| Box 1 Folder 39 | Lakatos, Victor |
| Box 1 Folder 40 | Lane, William Arbuthnot |
| Box 1 Folder 41 | Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney |
| Box 1 Folder 42 | Lucy, Henry William |
| Box 1 Folder 43 | MacBride, Ernest William |
| Box 1 Folder 44 | MacCarthy, Desmond |
| Box 1 Folder 45 | Marett, Robert |
| Box 1 Folder 46 | Marinesco, Gheorghe |
| Box 1 Folder 47 | Martin, Basil Kingsley |
| Box 1 Folder 48 | Maurizio, Adam |
| Box 1 Folder 49 | McDowall, Robert John Stewart |
| Box 1 Folder 50 | Mensdorff, Albert |
| Box 1 Folder 51 | Methuen, Paul |
| Box 1 Folder 52 | Mijatovich, Chedo |
| Box 1 Folder 53 | Newman, George |
| Box 1 Folder 54 | Noel-Baker, Philip John |
| Box 1 Folder 55 | Northcliffe, Alfred Charles |
| Box 1 Folder 56 | Oliver, Francis |
| Box 1 Folder 57 | Peto, Basil Edward |
| Box 1 Folder 58 | Punch Magazine |
| Box 1 Folder 59 | Ramsay, William |
| Box 1 Folder 60 | Rayleigh, John William |
| Box 1 Folder 61 | Ridge, William Pett |
| Box 1 Folder 62 | Rolleston, Humphry |
| Box 1 Folder 63 | Sable, C.B. |
| Box 1 Folder 64 | Smith, H. Graham |
| Box 1 Folder 65 | Spender, John Alfred |
| Box 1 Folder 66 | Steed, Henry Wickham |
| Box 1 Folder 67 | Steinach, Eugen |
| Box 1 Folder 68 | Strachey, John |
| Box 1 Folder 69 | Thompson, William Eberle |
| Box 1 Folder 70 | Thomson, Joseph John |
| Box 1 Folder 71 | Ticket issued by Station Superintendent's Office, Victoria |
| Box 1 Folder 72 | Voronoff, Serge |
| Box 1 Folder 73 | Singer, Charles |
| Box 1 Folder 74 | Smith, Gladys M. |