KESSLER
FRANK J. KESSLER M.D.
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FRANK J KESSLER, M.D., who was born and reared in Bethlehem, has
always been associated with the history of this flourishing
city, and now Resident Physician and Senior Assistant Surgeon at
St. Luke's Hospital. Though young, he possesses more than
ordinary ability, and is remarkably well read in his profession.
Dr. Kessler was born September 12, 1869, and is the son of
Thomas Kessler, a native of Northampton County. His
grandfather, Philip Kessler, also a native of the Keystone
State, followed agricultural pursuits. The Doctor's father is a
blacksmith by trade, having learned the business at Easton,
where his marriage was celebrated. In 1858 he became a resident
of Bethlehem, where he opened a blacksmith shop. This calling
he was followed since he was twenty years old, and he is
thoroughly skilled in the same, being one of the most successful
in his line in the city. His wife, formerly Eva Roth, was born
in Whitehall, Lehigh County, and is the daughter of Jacob Roth,
a well-to-do farmer of that county. The Roth family in religion
is Lutherans, and is highly respected citizens of the community
where their home is made. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kessler became
the parents of four children, two of whom are living. The other
son, Harvey W; is employed with Weston, Dodson & Co; coal
operators.
Dr. Frank J. Kessler passed his boyhood in Bethlehem, attending
the public schools until 1887, when he entered the employ of E.T.
Meyers in his drug store. Three years later he took up the
study of medicine, to which he had decided he would devote his
life. For six months he assiduously pursued his studies under
the direction of Dr. A.C. Moyer, and in the fall of 1890 entered
the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, from
which institution he was graduated in 1893 with the Degree of
Doctor of Medicine. He later passed a severe competitive
examination for the responsible position at St.Lukes's Hospital,
and out of nine candidates was the successful one. With
groundwork of fine theoretical knowledge, as well as a certain
amount of practical service, the Doctor will in his present
capacity become thoroughly familiar with actual practice and be
finely qualified for his future career. During the absence of
the Chief Surgeon the latter's duties fall upon his shoulders,
and he is showing himself equal to all such emergencies. St.
Luke's Hospital, which is finely equipped, is the largest in
this part of the country outside of Philadelphia and New York
City. In the spring of 1895 the Doctor purposes opening an
office in Easton, this state, where he will practice his
profession and make his future home. In politics he is a
Republican, and religiously belongs to the Episcopal Church.
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