Lewis
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Hey I have thought about it, I love doing this stuff I even documented the tallest tombstone in America, it was thought to be one of the tallest but they did know if it was until I got on the case. It is the family Monument of Dr Thomas Wiltberger Evans, in Woodland cemetery here in Philly it stands at a staggering 15 stories high. I went to the directer of the historic cemetery and she was not sure if it was the tallest. So I got people from findagrave.com to search the country for months. in all the states except Alaska. And there is none taller. If I can remember right Lincoln's came in 2nd, and General Grant's came in 3rd. I did that 4 years ago. I did because nobody was sure if it was or not. But at findagrave.com we are professional grave yarders and we take it seriously. It may sound weird but we like it.
Thomas W. Evans
Thomas W. Evans
Thomas Wiltberger Evans (December 23, 1823 – November 14, 1897) was a dentist. He performed dental procedures on many heads of state, including Napoleon III,<sup id="cite_ref-Times_0-0" class="reference">[1]</sup> and received numerous medals for his dentistry,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference">[2]</sup> including the Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur.<sup id="cite_ref-Johnson_2-0" class="reference">[3]</sup> He is noted for popularizing a number of techniques that have since become standard, including the use of amalgam fillings and of nitrous oxide.
In 1868, Evans helped found the American Register, the first American newspaper published in Paris.<sup id="cite_ref-Hamon_3-0" class="reference">[4]</sup> In 1884 he published the first English translation of the memoirs of Heinrich Heine, to which he also wrote the introduction.<sup id="cite_ref-Johnson_2-1" class="reference">[3]</sup>
He was famous for having assisted the Empress Eugénie in escaping from Paris in 1870 after the Battle of Sedan.<sup id="cite_ref-Johnson_2-2" class="reference">[3]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference">[5]</sup>
He died in Paris, where he had lived for many years, and was buried in Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia. In his will, he left money and land for the founding of what was to become the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
Thomas W. Evans
Thomas W. Evans
Thomas Wiltberger Evans (December 23, 1823 – November 14, 1897) was a dentist. He performed dental procedures on many heads of state, including Napoleon III,<sup id="cite_ref-Times_0-0" class="reference">[1]</sup> and received numerous medals for his dentistry,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference">[2]</sup> including the Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur.<sup id="cite_ref-Johnson_2-0" class="reference">[3]</sup> He is noted for popularizing a number of techniques that have since become standard, including the use of amalgam fillings and of nitrous oxide.
In 1868, Evans helped found the American Register, the first American newspaper published in Paris.<sup id="cite_ref-Hamon_3-0" class="reference">[4]</sup> In 1884 he published the first English translation of the memoirs of Heinrich Heine, to which he also wrote the introduction.<sup id="cite_ref-Johnson_2-1" class="reference">[3]</sup>
He was famous for having assisted the Empress Eugénie in escaping from Paris in 1870 after the Battle of Sedan.<sup id="cite_ref-Johnson_2-2" class="reference">[3]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference">[5]</sup>
He died in Paris, where he had lived for many years, and was buried in Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia. In his will, he left money and land for the founding of what was to become the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
