Owsei Temkin

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1902 – 2002

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Who was Owsei Temkin?

Owsei Temkin was a Russian-born, German-educated, American medical historian. He served as director of the Institute of the History of Medicine and was the William H. Welch Professor Emeritus of the History of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University. He became known as one of the world's foremost experts on the interaction of medicine and culture throughout history. During his academic career and retirement, he published hundreds of articles and a dozen books on the history of medicine.

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Born
Oct 6, 1902
Minsk
Nationality
  • Germany
  • United States of America
Education
  • University of Leipzig
Died
Jul 18, 2002

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on July 23, 2013

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