Francis, H. Swett (1893-1943) biographical file

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-0887

  • Staff Only

Abstract

two photgraphs

Dates

  • 1925 - 1930

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Historical or Biographical Note

Dr. Francis Huntington Swett, anatomist was born November 13, 1893 in Norway, Maine. He received his A.B. from Bates College in 1916, his M.A. from Brown University in 1917, and his PhD from Yale University in 1922. He was Instructor and Associate in Anatomy at Johns Hopkins University from 1922 to 1925. In 1925 he came to Vanderbilt as an Associate Professor of Medicine until 1930 when he left to become Professor and Chairman of the Department of Anatomy Duke University School of Medicine. He remained there until his untimely death from heart disease on February 10, 1943.

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0 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Francis, H. Swett (1893-1943) biographical file
Author
Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
Date
2011-12-14
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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