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William Engvick (July 1, 1914 – September 4, 2012) was an American lyricist, [1] many of whose compositions appear in films. [2] Engvick graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1937. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Alec Wilder; they produced songs for the Broadway musical Once Over Lightly (1942), [3 ...
Walter Reed (September 13, 1851 – November 22, 1902) was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than by direct contact.
Walter Reed died from appendicitis complications on Nov. 23, 1902, in Washington, D.C. His fame grew when his name was placed on the military hospital in Washington, and his work was hailed as “the U.S. Army’s greatest contribution to the nation’s health.”
April 15, 2020 at 12:00 a.m. by Dr. Ken Bridges. Perhaps one of the most recognizable names in American medicine is that of Dr. Walter Reed. Reed would become a symbol of army medicine in the...
Aug 28, 2005 · Walter Reed actually died in that hospital in 1902 following a bout of appendicitis and surgery. And the doctor that operated on him, William Borden, was also the commander of that hospital,...
The Death of Walter Reed. William H. Crosby, MC; William S. Haubrich, MD. Author Affiliations. From the Department of Hematology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC (Dr Crosby); and the Division of Gastroenterology, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, Calif (Dr Haubrich).
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U.S. Army surgeon Major Walter Reed and his discovery of the causes of yellow fever is one of the most important contributions in the field of medicine and human history. During the Spanish-American war, more American soldiers died from yellow fever, malaria, and other diseases than from combat.
