John Howard King (1883-1962) biographical file

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-0625

  • Staff Only

Abstract

Biographical file includes obituary.

Dates

  • 1962 - 1962

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Historical or Biographical Note

Dr. J. Howard King attended George Peabody College and was a graduate of the University of Nashville School of Medicine in 1905. He served his internship at the Nashville General Hospital and received specialty training at the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital. King served as Professor of Dermatology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine from 1927-1928 and 1941-1953. He also served on the Vanderbilt clinical faculty from 1927-1941 and 1953-1957 and was awarded the title of Clinical Professor of Dermatology Emeritus. Upon retirement from teaching, King worked as a partner in the King, Buchanan, and Hamilton dermatology clinic in Nashville.

Extent

0 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
John Howard King (1883-1962) biographical file
Author
Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
Date
2010-05-21
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is inEnglish.

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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