Chester Burns (1937-2006) biographical file
Abstract
File includes scholarly articles, a newspaper clipping, reprints, and a biographical sketch/curriculum vitae of Dr. Burns.
Dates
- 1964 - 1999
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Reproduction Rights
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Historical or Biographical Note
Chester Burns, Ph.D., was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1937. He received his B.A. in philosophy in 1959 and his M.D. in 1963, both from Vanderbilt. In 1969, he became the first American-born physician to receive a Ph.D. in the History of Medicine from Johns Hopkins University. He was the founder of the Institute for the Medical Humanities at the University of Texas Galveston and taught there for 37 years, retiring in 2006. Dr. Burns published extensively during his career and was very active in numerous medical societies.
Extent
0.001 Linear Feet (One file folder)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Chester Burns (1937-2006) biographical file
- Author
- Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2010-03-30
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is inEnglish.
Repository Details
Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository
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