Frederic Atwood Besley

Frederic A. Besley
Besley Photo (1944)
Born	(1868-04-19)April 19, 1868 Waukegan, Illinois
Died	August 16, 1944(1944-08-16) (aged 76) Illinois
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
Title	President of the American College of Surgeons Secretary of the American Board of Surgery
Term	(1937 - 1938) (1938 -1939)
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	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.