KLOTS, EPHRIAM DANIEL – Biographies – History of Homeopathy

     LOTS, EPHRIAM DANIEL, New
York city, was born December 10, 1870, in Brooklyn, New York, son of Walter Travis Klots and Elizabeth Underhill Brown, his wife. On the paternal side
the family was originally German and settled in Pennsylvania, whence the grandfather of our subject removed early in life to New York city, where he was
engaged in business during the remainder of his active years. His son, Walter Travis Klots, was prominent in Brooklyn business circles until his death.
On the maternal side Dr. Klots is of English descent, his grandfather a native of New England. He for many years was president of the Mechanics’ and
Traders’ bank of New York, also a promoter and a director of the Bowery Savings bank. The childhood of Dr. Klots was spent in Paris, where he was under
the instruction of private tutors until he reached the age of ten years. Returning to this country he attended the Shattuck School, Faribault,
Minnesota, whence he was graduated in 1888. His medical education was begun in the medical department of the University of Minnesota, where he attended
lectures for one year, 1891-92, then entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York city, whence he graduated with the degree M. D. in 1894.
On the 1st of June, 1894, he was appointed interne to the Metropolitan Hospital, Blackwells Island, serving until December 1, 1895. Since February 1,
1899, he has acted as attending physician to this hospital ; and serves in that capacity also in the out-patient department of the New York
Hahnemann Hospital. He is lecturer on bacteriology at the New York Homœopathic Medical College and Hospital. In addition to this active professional
life he has written numerous authoritative articles which have appeared in medical journals. He is a member of the New York State Homœopathic Medical
Society, the New York County Homœopathic Medical Society and of the Clinical and the Barnard clubs of New York. On the 16th of October, 1901, Dr. Klots
was united in marriage with Helen Constance, the daughter of the Rev. William Leese Giles of London, England.

Source : History of Homœopathy by William Harvey King