VOLDENG, Matthew Nelson

VOLDENG

Posted By: Lisa Laurent-Michel (email)
Date: 11/11/2002 at 05:37:59

Matthew Nelson Voldeng

He was born on the farm of his father, Nels Lars and his mother Anna Mathis Voldeng near Decorah, Iowa, January 21, 1863. He attended Luther College at Decorah receiving A.B., 1883. He graduated in medicinae from what is now the University of Illinois in 1887. Post-graduate work was done in Berlin, Paris and London in 1855-56. He wears the honorary degree of L.L.D. given by Buena Vista College, Iowa, in 1914. He was the assistant physician in the State Hospital at Independence 7 years until his resignation in 1895. While engaged in private practice in Des Moines he was professor of pathology 1897-98, and in charge of neurology and psychistry 1899-1902, Drake University School of Medicine. He was then elected by the board of control to prepare, open and take charge of the new State Hospital at Cherokee. After 13 years he was transferred from Cherokee to Woodward, where as superintendent and medical director of the State Hospital and Colony for Epileptics, he again has demonstrated his ability to establish, orgainize and put in operation an up-to-date institution with suitable equipment.

Taken from:
"History of Medicine in Iowa", D.S. Fairchild, M.D., F.A.C.S., reprinted from The Journal of the Iowa State Medical Society. Compiled & submitted by Sharyl Ferrall for the IAGenWeb Archives, May 2002. Permission granted from Sharyl Ferrall to repost this biography.