William Henry Howell
William Henry Howell | |
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University of Michigan Medical School (MD ) | |
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Anne Janet Tucker (died) |
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William Henry Howell (February 20, 1860 – February 6, 1945) was an American
Early life
William Henry Howell was born on February 20, 1860, in
Career
Howell served as associate professor of physiology at Johns Hopkins in 1888 and 1889. He served as a full professor at the University of Michigan from 1889 to 1892. He then served as associate professor of physiology at Harvard Medical School from 1892 to 1893. He then moved back to Johns Hopkins and remained there for the rest of his life.[1] Howell was dean of the medical school from 1899 to 1911. He resigned that position to help William Henry Welch and others to establish the first graduate school of public health in the United States, the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. He was Dean of the School of Hygiene (now Bloomberg School of Public Health) from 1926 to 1931.[1][3]
Howell was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1903, the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1905, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1921.[4][5][6]
Howell served as chairman of the
Howell contributed to the
Personal life
Howell married Anne Janet Tucker. She predeceased Howell. They had two daughters and one son, Janet H., Mrs. Edward O. Hulburt and Roger.[1]
Howell died from a
See also
- Howell-Jolly body
- Heparin, and the Howell Unit
Notes
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- ^ Bernstein, Neil (2008). "Notable City College Knights". Baltimore: Baltimore City College Alumni Association.
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(help) - ^ a b "Deans of the Bloomberg School". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "William H. Howell". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "William Henry Howell". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. February 9, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
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External links
- Media related to William Henry Howell at Wikimedia Commons
- Works by or about William Henry Howell at Wikisource
- Works by or about William Henry Howell at Internet Archive
- National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir