Allen B. Kanavel
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| Born | Allen Buckner Kanavel September 2, 1874 Sedgwick, Kansas |
| Died | May 27, 1938 (aged 63) Kern County, California |
| Education | Northwestern University School of Medicine |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Spouse |
Olive Rosencranz (m. 1908) |
Allen Buckner Kanavel (1874–1938) was an American
Biography
Allen B. Kanavel was born in
He married Olive Rosencranz on October 8, 1908.[1]
He became professor of surgery at Northwestern in 1919, and was associate editor and later editor of the Journal of Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics. In 1920 he established the Department of Neurological Surgery at Northwestern University and was named Chairman of the department.
Dr. Kanavel died on May 27, 1938 in a car accident in Kern County, California, eight miles north of Mojave.[4] His adopted sons Richard and David were also in the car, but escaped relatively unharmed. They were on their way to go fishing.
References
- ^ a b c History of Medicine and Surgery, and Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago. Chicago: The Biographical Publishing Corporation. 1922. p. 618. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "History".
- ISBN 1-85070-477-5. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Highway Crash Kills Physician". Los Angeles Times. May 28, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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