COHEN, Solomon Solis, American physi cian: b. Philadelphia, 1 Sept. 1857. He was graduated from the Central High School in 1872 (with the degree of A.B.) and after some years of work as a bookkeeper and teacher studied medicine and was graduated from Jef ferson Medical College in 1f183. From 1E0E 1902 he was lecturer in, and since 1902 has been professor of clinical medicine at, Jefferson Medical College, and from 1889-1902 professoi of clinical medicine and therapeutics at Phila delphia Polyclinic and College of Graduates in Medicine. He was president of the Philadelphia County Medical Society, 1898-99, and recorder of the American A.ssociation of Physicians, 1902-13. His published writings include 'Therapeutics of Tuberculosis' ; (Essentials of Diagnosis' ; and he has edited 'A System of Physiologic Therapeutics.' He has written many papers for scientific societies and encyclo pmthas and has been on the editorial staffs of a number of medical journals. He has written much verse, including translations from medimval Hebrew poets, published only in periodicals and anthologies. His most noted original poems
are (I know that my Redeemer Liveth' ; 'At the Gates of God' ; (When Love passed by); (Love called Me not away' ; (From Master to Mas ter.' He was one of the founders and editors of the American Hebrew. Wrote an essay, 'A Menace to Freedom' (Arena 1898) in warn ing and protest against proposed seizure of the Philippines, and was a founder and vice-presi dent of the Anti-Imperialistic League; is an ardent advocate of Single Tax and has pub lished a number of papers, especially (Tuber culosis: An Economic Problem,' to show re lation between taxation and health; 'How to Keep Well' ; (Hygienic Abstracts of the Mo saic and Rabbinic Legislation.' He has written in favor of Zionism, and represented American Federation of Zionists in .341 Zionist Congress. He was a founder and trustee of Jewish Theo logical Seminary of America and is trustee of Gratz College.