Hopkins, Grant Sherman

Abstract

Memorial Statement for Grant Sherman Hopkins, D.Sc., D.V.M. (1865-1952) who was initially appointed Instructor (1890) in the Department of Embryology and Histology under Professor Simon Henry Gage. When the New York State Veterinary College was opened in 1896, he continued teaching anatomy and anatomical methods with Professor Gage and was later appointed Professor (1903) of Veterinary Anatomy and Head of the Department of Anatomy at the New York State Veterinary College. He retired in 1934, having personally taught every entering class of veterinary students at Cornell for 46 years. In addition to teaching, Professor Hopkins conducted research which resulted in numerous anatomical publications on heart and blood vessels, cranial nerves, and viscera of horses, cattle, sheep, and fowl. "For several years, Dr. Hopkins was Chairman of the Flower Veterinary Library and was largely responsible for the expenditures made for books and periodicals." Memorial Statement for Grant Sherman Hopkins, The memorial statements contained herein were prepared by the Office of the Dean of the University Faculty of Cornell University to honor its faculty for their service to the university.