Weller van Hook
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'''Weller van Hook''', (1862-1933) Chicago surgeon, author and official in the [[Theosophical Society]], whose son [[Hubert van Hook|Hubert]] was at one time viewed as the appropriate vehicle for the [[Lord Maitreya]]. | '''Weller van Hook''', (1862-1933) Chicago surgeon, author and official in the [[Theosophical Society]], whose son [[Hubert van Hook|Hubert]] was at one time viewed as the appropriate vehicle for the [[Lord Maitreya]]. | ||
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| + | Weller van Hook was born May 14, 1862, son of William Russell van Hook (b 1837) and Phebe Matilda Weller (1839-1889). | ||
He was the third Chairman in Surgery at Northwestern Medical School.[http://www.medschool.northwestern.edu/depts/urology/history.html] | He was the third Chairman in Surgery at Northwestern Medical School.[http://www.medschool.northwestern.edu/depts/urology/history.html] | ||
The surgical procedure Ureteroureterostomy end-to-end [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/anastomosis anastomosis] of the two portions of a transected [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ureter ureter]; called also ureteroureteral anastomosis and [[Weller van Hook|van Hook]] operation. | The surgical procedure Ureteroureterostomy end-to-end [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/anastomosis anastomosis] of the two portions of a transected [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ureter ureter]; called also ureteroureteral anastomosis and [[Weller van Hook|van Hook]] operation. | ||
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| + | Weller van Hook died Jul 1, 1933. | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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*[http://www.amazon.com/Theosophist-Magazine-April-1926-June-1926/dp/0766151859 ''Thesophist Magazine'', Apr-Jun 1926, "Ancient Egypt Reborn in America"] | *[http://www.amazon.com/Theosophist-Magazine-April-1926-June-1926/dp/0766151859 ''Thesophist Magazine'', Apr-Jun 1926, "Ancient Egypt Reborn in America"] | ||
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| + | ==Primary documents== | ||
| + | *[http://www.chilit.org/Papers%20by%20author/Maher%20C%20--%20A%20Man%20of%20Good%20Will.pdf A Biography of Weller van Hook] by Chauncey C Maher | ||
