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Samuel Gridley Howe

1801 - 1876

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Samuel Gridley Howe (November 10, 1801 – January 9, 1876) was an American physician, abolitionist, and advocate of education for the blind. He organized and was the first director of the Perkins Institution. In 1824, he went to Greece to serve as a surgeon in the Greek War of Independence. He arranged for support for refugees and brought many Greek children back to Boston with him for their education. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Gridley Howe is the 684th most popular physician (down from 675th in 2019), the 12,036th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,847th in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Samuel Gridley Howe ranks 684 out of 726. Before him are Jenő Kamuti, Jean Alexandre Barré, Thomas Starzl, Bennet Omalu, Sara Josephine Baker, and Samuel George Morton. After him are Abraham Jacobi, Bert Vogelstein, Fe del Mundo, Anders Nordström, Liang Wudong, and Ben Klassen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1801, Samuel Gridley Howe ranks 84. Before him are Robert J. Walker, Athanasios Vouros, Charles Combes, Zecharias Frankel, George Perkins Marsh, and Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury.  Among people deceased in 1876, Samuel Gridley Howe ranks 64. Before him are Félicien David, Ludwig Traube, Johannes Rebmann, Gennady Nevelskoy, Narcyza Żmichowska, and Yuri Samarin. After him are Henry A. Wise, James W. Nye, and Samuel Dakin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Samuel Gridley Howe ranks 12,038 out of 20,380. Before him are Stipe Miocic (1982), Michael Landau (1958), Joel Barlow (1754), Foy Draper (1911), Hobart Bosworth (1867), and John Kerr (1931). After him are Atom Willard (1973), Tenley Albright (1935), Maitland Ward (1977), Terence Cooke (1921), Natasha Lyonne (1979), and Xavier Becerra (1958).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United States

Among physicians born in United States, Samuel Gridley Howe ranks 89. Before him are John Heysham Gibbon (1903), James Ewing (1866), Robert Spitzer (1932), Thomas Starzl (1926), Sara Josephine Baker (1873), and Samuel George Morton (1799). After him are Bert Vogelstein (1949), Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865), Joycelyn Elders (1933), Rachel Levine (1957), Steven M. Greer (1955), and Charles R. Drew (1904).

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