William Worrall Mayo

Physician

1819 – 1911

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Who was William Worrall Mayo?

William Worrall Mayo was a British-American medical doctor and chemist, best known for establishing the private medical practice that later evolved into the Mayo Clinic. He was a descendant of a famous English chemist, John Mayow. His sons, William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, established a joint medical practice in Rochester in the U.S. state of Minnesota in the 1880s.

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Born
May 31, 1819
Eccles
Also known as
  • William W. Mayo
  • Mayor William Worrall Mayo
  • Dr. William Worrall Mayo
Children
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Eccles
Died
Mar 6, 1911
Rochester

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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