About Dr. Burch
Dr. Lucius Edward Burch was born in 1874 in Nashville, the son of a former Confederate officer and secretary of the U.S. Senate. Dr. Burch graduated from the Vanderbilt School of Medicine in 1896 and was a prominent member of the Vanderbilt football team. In 1904, he joined the Vanderbilt School of Medicine as Professor of Gynecology. Ten years later, he was appointed dean. Upon retiring as dean in 1925, Dr. Burch was appointed chairman of Vanderbilt's department of gynecology and obstetrics, where he served another twenty years.
Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries, Special Collection and University Archives, History of Medicine CollectionsÔÇÖ, Lucius Edward Burch biographical file, Collection ID: Identifier: EBL-1086.