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Lillian Milgram Schapiro
A young white woman with dark hair parted center and dressed to the nape
Lillian Milgram (later Schapiro), from the 1928 yearbook of Bellevue Hospital Medical College
BornAugust 20, 1902
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 6, 2006 (age 104)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
OccupationPediatrician
SpouseMeyer Schapiro
Children2
RelativesMorris Schapiro (brother-in-law)

Lillian Milgram Schapiro (August 20, 1902 – September 6, 2006) was an American pediatrician, a specialist in the treatment of childhood tuberculosis. She was also known as the wife and assistant of art historian Meyer Schapiro, and she worked on publishing his writings after his death.

Early life and education

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Milgram was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Benjamin Milgram and Dora Silverstone Milgram.[1] Her parents were both immigrants from Russia. She graduated from Barnard College in 1924, and from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1928.[2] Her brother Joseph Milgram was an orthopedic surgeon.[3]

Career

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Schapiro served internships and residency at Bellevue Hospital, with some further training in Europe in the 1930s. She taught in the Children's Tuberculosis Division at Bellevue, and had a private practice in pediatrics in Greenwich Village.[1][4]

Schapiro also assisted her husband, Meyer Schapiro, in his work as an art historian.[5] She compiled a bibliography of his work in 1995,[6] and after he died, she worked on publishing some of his writings posthumously, editing and writing introductory essays to accompany his work. The couple gave a series of interviews between 1992 and 1995; highlights from these interviews were published in 1997.[7]

Publications

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  • "Body Build in Infants: IV. The Influence of Retarded Growth" (1934, with Harry Bakwin and Ruth Morris Bakwin)[8]
  • "Promizole Treatment of Miliary Tuberculosis: Toxic Effects on Thyroid Gland and Maturation" (1947, with Irving Levitt and Maya S. Unna)[9]
  • "Skeletal Tuberculosis in Children Treated for Primary and Miliary Tuberculosis" (1956)[10]
  • Meyer Schapiro: The Bibliography (1995)[11]

Personal life

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Milgram married Meyer Schapiro in 1928. They had two children, Miriam and Ernest.[12] Her husband died in 1996,[6] and she died in 2006, at the age of 104.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "A Tribute to Dr. Lillian Milgram Schapiro (1902–2006)". The Brooklyn Rail. 2006-10-08. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ^ Bellevue Hospital Medical College, The Bellevue Violet (1928 yearbook): 119.
  3. ^ "Joseph Milgram, 88, Surgeon and Teacher". The New York Times. February 22, 1989. p. 52. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  4. ^ "Study Shows Need of Babies' Clinics; Report on 10 Years' Work With 1,561 Infants Says City Should Extend Aid". The New York Times. August 11, 1935. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  5. ^ Solomon, Deborah (August 14, 1994). "A Critic Turns 90; Meyer Schapiro". The New York Times. pp. 314, 474, 475. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  6. ^ a b Rosand, David (1996). "Obituary: Meyer Schapiro (1904-1996)". Journal of the History of Ideas. 57 (3): 547–549. doi:10.1353/jhi.1996.0029. ISSN 0022-5037. JSTOR 3653954.
  7. ^ Schapiro, Meyer; Schapiro, Lillian Milgram; Craven, David (March 1997). "A Series of Interviews (July 15, 1992-January 22, 1995)". Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics. 31: 159–168. doi:10.1086/RESv31n1ms20166973. ISSN 0277-1322.
  8. ^ Bakwin, Harry (1934-11-01). "Body Build in Infants: IV: The Influence of Retarded Growth". American Journal of Diseases of Children. 48 (5): 1030. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1934.01960180084004. ISSN 0096-8994.
  9. ^ Milgram, Lillian, Irving Levitt, and Maya S. Unna. "Promizole Treatment of Miliary Tuberculosis, Toxic Effects on Thyroid Gland and Maturation." American Review of Tuberculosis 55, no. 2 (1947): 144-159.
  10. ^ Milgram, Lillian. "Skeletal tuberculosis in children treated for primary and miliary tuberculosis." American Review of Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Diseases 75, no. 6 (1957): 897-911.
  11. ^ Lillian Milgram Schapiro (ed.), Meyer Schapiro: The Bibliography (New York: George Braziller, 1995).
  12. ^ Amateau, Albert (2006-09-19). "Lillian Milgram Schapiro, 104, art historian's widow". The Villager. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
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