City: Memphis
HERMAN, Maxence Brull, physician and surgeon; born Brumath, France, Dec. 20, 1852; Jewish descent; son of Leopold and Estelle (Brull) HERMAN; father’s occupation, merchant; paternal grandfather Bernard HERMAN, maternal grandfather Susana BRULL; educated Jesuit College, in France; received degree M.D. Missouri Medical College, March 1, 1890; in early life was a druggist; married Belle HARRIS, Sept. 30, 1891; member Rex Club, Memphis Lodge F. & A.M.; Republican; shortly after he entered medical college the Franco-Prussian war broke out; during the siege of Paris, 1870-1871, he joined the American Red Cross Society, remaining with the ambulance corps until after the commune of Paris; sailed for New York from Havre, France, July 1, 1872, arriving July 16, 1872.
