William H. Welch
Physician
1850 – 1934
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Who was William H. Welch?
William Henry Welch was an American physician, pathologist, bacteriologist, and medical school administrator. He was one of the "Big Four" founding professors at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was the first dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and was also the founder of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, the first school of public health in the country. The medical school library is also named after Welch. In his lifetime he was called "the Dean of American Medicine".
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- Born
- Apr 8, 1850
Norfolk - Also known as
- William Henry Welch
- Dr. William H. Welch
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
- Yale University
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Norfolk Academy
- Employment
- Johns Hopkins University
- Died
- Apr 30, 1934
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on July 23, 2013
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