"The Famous Doctor Stearns": A Biographical Sketch of Dr. Samuel Stearns With a Bibliography.

The article presents a comprehensive biography of the American scholar, doctor, and author Samuel Stearns. Details are given highlighting several periods of his life from early childhood, through his extensive career in medicine and publishing, to his family life and retirement in old age. An overview is given to several scientific and medical subjects which Stearns observed, including mesmerism and pharmacology. A bibliography of his published works is also included.