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William H. Welch

1850 - 1934

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William Henry Welch (April 8, 1850 – April 30, 1934) was an American physician, pathologist, bacteriologist, and medical-school administrator. He was one of the "Big Four" founding professors at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was the first dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and was also the founder of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, the first school of public health in the country. Welch was more known for his cogent summations of current scientific work, than his own scientific research. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William H. Welch is the 645th most popular physician (down from 628th in 2019), the 9,256th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,331st in 2019) and the 76th most popular American Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, William H. Welch ranks 645 out of 726. Before him are Richard Doll, Astley Cooper, Leila Denmark, Giovanni Saldarini, Fidel Pagés, and Zhong Nanshan. After him are Kei Okami, Harry Benjamin, Gabriele Possanner, George E. P. Box, Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, and William C. Gorgas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1850, William H. Welch ranks 112. Before him are Guerra Junqueiro, Jean de Reszke, Alfred Maudslay, Daniel Chester French, Franciszek Rychnowski, and John Milne. After him are Yelena Polenova, Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau, Hans von Pechmann, Georg Naue, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and Henry Cabot Lodge. Among people deceased in 1934, William H. Welch ranks 152. Before him are Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, Augusto Pestana, Lou Tellegen, Arthur Schuster, Gustav de Vries, and Leonid Sobinov. After him are Emiliano González Navero, Dukinfield Henry Scott, Júlia Lopes de Almeida, Walther von Dyck, Majit Gafuri, and Joel Lehtonen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William H. Welch ranks 9,258 out of 20,380. Before him are Zach Galligan (1964), Mac Miller (1992), Richie Ramone (1957), Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864), Sara Gilbert (1975), and Gerald R. Molen (1935). After him are Curt Hennig (1958), William Haines (1900), June Foray (1917), Marc Cherry (1962), Richard Davis (1930), and Michel Gill (1960).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United States

Among physicians born in United States, William H. Welch ranks 76. Before him are Dorothy Hansine Andersen (1901), John Jeffries (1745), Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779), Stuart Kauffman (1939), Bernard Nathanson (1926), and Leila Denmark (1898). After him are William C. Gorgas (1854), Walter Reed (1851), Edward Angle (1855), Harry Klinefelter (1912), Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878), and Denton Cooley (1920).

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