Benz, Edmund Woodward, Sr. (1911-1995)

 Digital Record
Identifier: 246
Benz, Edmund Woodward, Sr. (1911-1995)

Dates

  • 1940 - 1995

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Historical or Biographical Note

Dr. Edmund W. Benz graduated from Vanderbilt University's School of Medicine in 1940. He received the Ben Witt Key Annual Award in 1940. Dr. Benz was a successful surgeon in Nashville and a member of the clinical faculty at Vanderbilt Medical School. Dr. Benz died in 1995.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Includes an original photograph and a newspaper clipping. Special Collections also holds the silver trophy cup he was awarded as the recipient of the Ben Witt Key Annual Award in 1940.

Subjects

Linked Records

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository

https://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/specialcollections/history-of-medicine/
Contact:
Eskind Biomedical Library
2209 Garland Ave.
Nashville TN 37232

 

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