Andrew Taylor Still

Andrew Taylor Still

Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O. (August 6, 1828 – December 12, 1917) is considered the father of osteopathy and osteopathic medicine. He was also a physician & surgeon, author, inventor and Kansas territorial & state legislator. He was one of the founders of Baker University, the oldest 4-year college in the state of Kansas, and was the founder of the American School of Osteopathy (now A.T. Still University), the world's first osteopathic medical school, in Kirksville, Missouri.

Read more about Andrew Taylor Still:  Early Life, Kansas Territorial and State Legislator, Inventor and Patents, Baker University, Osteopathy

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