San Francisco County
Biographies
FREDERICK
J. HUND, M. D.
Frederick J. Hund, M.D., whose office is at No. 759 Folsom street, San Francisco, has been a resident of California
since 1882, and engaged in the practice of medicine since March 8, 1879. Born in Homberg, Hessen-Cassel, Germany, in 1858, his early education was
received in the Latin schools of that city.
He came to the United States in 1872, remaining in New York with his
uncle, Dr. John Frederick, and under his preceptorship
commenced the study of medicine in 1874, continuing until he entered the
medical department of the University of New York city
in 1877. He graduated at that
institution in 1879, after a full course of two years, receiving his degree as
Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Hund had already passed the examination as assistant
pharmacist before the Board of Pharmacy of New York city (1874), and commenced
the practice of medicine at College Point, Long Island, where he remained one
year. During that time he became
connected with the Northwestern Dispensary of New York city, returning to that
place early in 1880. In 1882 he came to
California, where he has since been engaged in the general practice of his
profession in San Francisco. Dr. Hund is a member of the San Francisco Medical Benevolent
Society.
His father,
Henry Hund, who died in 1864 in Homberg,
was a teacher in the seminary for the education of teachers in that city. Dr. Hund’s
ancestors have been a well known family of Hessia,
and can trace their ancestors back to the ninth century, they having been
landed proprietors until the last four generations, which have been engaged in
professional life. One of Dr. Hund’s great-granduncles on his mother’s side was in the
Hessian army, which fought with the British during our Revolutionary was,
remaining in the United States after the close of the war.
Transcribed by Donna L. Becker.
Source: "The Bay of San
Francisco," Vol. 2, page 94, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
© 2005 Donna L. Becker.