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Charles R. Drew

1904 - 1950

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Charles Richard Drew (June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950) was an American surgeon and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II. This allowed medics to save thousands of Allied forces' lives during the war. As the most prominent African American in the field, Drew protested against the practice of racial segregation in the donation of blood, as it lacked scientific foundation, and resigned his position with the American Red Cross, which maintained the policy until 1950. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles R. Drew is the 701st most popular physician (down from 687th in 2019), the 13,426th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,160th in 2019) and the 96th most popular American Physician.

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Among physicians, Charles R. Drew ranks 701 out of 726. Before him are Elizabeth Kenny, Samia al-Amoudi, Joycelyn Elders, Rachel Levine, Maude Abbott, and Steven M. Greer. After him are Flora Murray, Caldwell Esselstyn, Narendra Dabholkar, Teresa Forcades, Sergio Canavero, and Hayat Sindi.

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Among people born in 1904, Charles R. Drew ranks 354. Before him are Keith Holyoake, Selwyn Lloyd, Hilda James, Virginia Brown Faire, Milburn Stone, and Patrick Kavanagh. After him are Dorothy Fields, George Formby, Anders Lange, Alice White, Gwen Lee, and James T. Farrell. Among people deceased in 1950, Charles R. Drew ranks 195. Before him are Annie Montague Alexander, Anders Peter Nielsen, Sid Grauman, Monty Banks, Lesley Ashburner, and Alice Stone Blackwell. After him is Hobart Cavanaugh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles R. Drew ranks 13,430 out of 20,380. Before him are Ivan Ilić (1978), Bernard Williams (1978), Lea DeLaria (1958), Eastman Johnson (1824), Gina Philips (1970), and Matt Anderson (1987). After him are James Weldon Johnson (1871), Sherri Howard (1962), Ned Rorem (1923), Josh Groban (1981), Helen Mack (1913), and Larry Nassar (1963).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United States

Among physicians born in United States, Charles R. Drew ranks 96. Before him are Samuel Gridley Howe (1801), Bert Vogelstein (1949), Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865), Joycelyn Elders (1933), Rachel Levine (1957), and Steven M. Greer (1955). After him are Caldwell Esselstyn (1933), David Shulkin (1959), Donald Henderson (1928), Bill Frist (1952), Jonny Kim (1984), and Atul Gawande (1965).

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