Hamilton E. Holmes
Physician, Academic
1941 – 1995
Who was Hamilton E. Holmes?
Hamilton E. Holmes was an American orthopedic physician. He and Charlayne Hunter-Gault were the first two African-American students admitted to the University of Georgia. Additionally, Holmes was the first African-American student to attend the Emory University School of Medicine, where he earned his M.D. in 1967, later becoming a professor of orthopedics and associate dean at the school.
Holmes was a member of Phi Beta Kappa fraternity and Phi Kappa Phi Honors fraternity according to the Desegregation website for the University of Georgia.
Holmes died in 1995 of heart failure in Atlanta, Georgia.
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- Born
- Jul 8, 1941
Atlanta - Also known as
- Hamilton Holmes
- Dr. Hamilton E. Holmes
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Georgia
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Emory University
- Morehouse College
- Died
- Oct 26, 1995
Atlanta
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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