Fielding Hudson Garrison
American medical historian (1870–1935) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colonel Fielding Hudson Garrison, MD (November 5, 1870 – April 18, 1935) was an acclaimed medical historian, bibliographer, and librarian of medicine. Garrison's An Introduction to the History of Medicine (1913) is a landmark text in this field.
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Born | (1870-11-05)November 5, 1870 |
Died | April 18, 1935(1935-04-18) (aged 64) Baltimore, Maryland, US |
Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery 38°52′19.1″N 77°04′19.5″W |
Education | Johns Hopkins University BA (1890) Georgetown University MD (1893) |
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Years active | 1891–1935 |
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Known for | Serving nearly 40 years at the Army Medical Library, helped to develop the Index Medicus from 1903 to 1927 which paved the way for MEDLINE |
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