William Osler | |
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 Photograph of Osler, c. 1912 | |
| Born | July 12, 1849 |
| Died | December 29, 1919 (aged 70) Oxford, England |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | McGill University (MDCM) |
| Known for | co-founding physician of Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| Spouse | Grace Revere Osler |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physician, pathologist, internist, educator, bibliophile, author and historian |
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Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet, FRS FRCP (/ˈɒzlər/; July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919) was a Canadian physician and one of the "Big Four" founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency program for specialty training of physicians.[1] He has frequently been described as the Father of Modern Medicine and one of the "greatest diagnosticians ever to wield a stethoscope".[2][3] In addition to being a physician he was a bibliophile, historian, author, and renowned practical joker. He was passionate about medical libraries and medical history, having founded the History of Medicine Society (formally "section"), at the Royal Society of Medicine, London.[4] He was also instrumental in founding the Medical Library Association of Great Britain and Ireland, and the (North American) Association of Medical Librarians (later the Medical Library Association) along with three other people, including Margaret Charlton, the medical librarian of his alma mater, McGill University. He left his own large history of medicine library to McGill, where it became the Osler Library.
- ^ "Johns Hopkins Medicine: The Founding Physicians". Johns Hopkins Hospital. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ Tuteur, Amy (November 19, 2008). "Listen to your patient". The Skeptical OB. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ^ Markel, Howard (July 3, 2012). An Anatomy of Addiction. New York: Pantheon Books. pp. 202. ISBN 978-1400078790.
- ^ Hunting, Penelope (2002). The history of the Royal Society of Medicine. London: Royal Society of Medicine Press. ISBN 978-1853154973. OCLC 47271565.