Carl Glennis Roberts

Carl Glennis Roberts
BornDecember 15, 1886
Roberts Settlement, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
DiedJanuary 15, 1950(1950-01-15) (aged 63)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
EducationChicago College of Medicine and Surgery,
Valparaiso University,
University of Chicago Medical School
Occupation(s)Surgeon, gynecologist, physician, civil rights leader
SpouseLucille E. Williams (m. 1907–1950; his death)[1]
Children2[1]

Carl Glennis Roberts, MD (1886–1950) was an American surgeon, gynecologist, and civil right leader, active in Chicago.[2][3] He was one of the first African Americans to be elected to the American College of Surgeons; he was also a former president of the National Medical Association.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WhosWho was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Drew, Charles R. (March 1950). "Carl Glennis Roberts, M.D., 1886–1950". Journal of the National Medical Association. 42 (2): 109–110. ISSN 0027-9684. PMC 2616632. PMID 20893549.
  3. ^ "Carl Roberts Obituary_Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. 1950-01-17. p. 16. Retrieved 2024-05-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Vincent, Stephen A. (1999). Southern Seed, Northern Soil: African-American Farm Communities in the Midwest, 1765–1900. Midwestern History and Culture. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780253335777.