Arthur Falls

Doctor
Arthur Grand Pre’ Falls
BornDecember 25, 1901
DiedJanuary 9, 2000
Burial placeQueen of Heaven Cemetery, Chicago
NationalityAmerican
Alma materFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
OccupationPhysician
Known forFounding first Chicago Catholic Worker

Arthur Grand Pre’ Falls (December 25, 1901 – January 9, 2000) was an African-American physician and activist based in Chicago. He became in 1925 the founder of the city's first Catholic Worker.[1]

A graduate of the medical school at Northwestern University, Falls would also play a major role in the desegregation of Chicago's medical facilities.[2]

  1. ^ "Tim Unsworth column: A lonely prophet falls in Chicago". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  2. ^ "Dr. Arthur G. Falls: Founder of the First Chicago Catholic Worker". Casa Maria. Retrieved 2021-11-26.