Facts: - employer: columbia boston university u.s. army new york state law school dartmouth college the university of vermont - known for: expertise states constitutional law . civil war surgery , donating in medical jurisprudence , mental healthcare , united - death cause: apoplexy - death date: 20 january 1908 - birth date: 1830 - name: john ordronaux - citizenship: american - occupation: u.s. mental health commissioner army surgeon , professor of medical jurisprudence , - death place: roslyn , new york , united states - birth place: new york city , new york , united states - alma mater: dartmouth college harvard law school national medical school Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john ordronaux -lrb- doctor -rrb- .
john ordronaux -lrb- 1830 - january 20 , 1908 -rrb- was an american civil war army surgeon , a professor of medical jurisprudence , a pioneering mental health commissioner and a generous patron of university endowments .between 1859 and 1901 ordronaux published at least fifteen books and articles about subjects as diverse as heroes of the american revolution of 1776 , military medicine , medical jurisprudence , mental health , united states constitutional law and historical treatises .he left an estate worth $ 2,757,000 much of which he gave in endowments to several us universities and other institutions .he did not marry .