Frederic A. Besley | |
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Born | Waukegan, Illinois | April 19, 1868
Died | August 16, 1944 | (aged 76)
Burial place | Northshore Garden of Memories North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois, USA |
Education | Northwestern University Medical School (MD) |
Occupation(s) | Army, medical doctor, surgeon |
Organization(s) | American Board of Surgery and American College of Surgeons |
Notable work | American College of Surgeons, Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics, American Board of Surgery |
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Term | (1937 - 1938) (1938 -1939) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1910–1938 |
Rank | Colonel |
Frederic Atwood Besley FACS (1868 – 1944)[1] was an American military medical doctor and surgeon during World War I. He founded the American College of Surgeons, Surgery Gynecology and Obstetrics and founding member of the American Board of Surgery.