Howell, E. V. (Edward Vernon), 1872-1931

E. V. (Edward Vernon) Howell (1872-1931) was the founder of the University of North Carolina's School of Pharmacy and its dean for 33 years. He was born in Raleigh, N.C., and educated at Salem and Wake Forest and the Philadelphia School of Pharmacy. He practiced pharmacy in Rocky Mount, N.C., with his sister, until he came to Chapel Hill, N.C., in 1897. Howell was also a collector and amateur historian interested in North Carolina history, the history of pharmacy and medicine, and North Carolina folklore.

From the guide to the E. V. Howell Papers, 1725-1929, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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