Kober, George M. (George Martin), 1850-1931
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Dr. Kober was acting Assistant Surgeon in the U.S. Army from 1874-1886, and in 1890 became Professor of Hygiene at the Georgetown Medical School. An active member of civic and professional organizations, Kober was particularly interested in local health reform. He was Dean of the Georgetown Medical School from 1901-1928.
From the description of George M. Kober papers, 1870-1938. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14324388
Dr. George M. Kober, a pioneer in public health reform during the last quarter of the nineteenth and the first quarter of the twentieth centuries, was the author of about 200 articles dealing with the subjects of hygiene, disease prevention, surgery, anthropology and philanthropy. He was particularly concerned with the problems of infant mortality, milk pasteurization, water purification and pollution control, tuberculosis, social hygiene and venereal disease, and housing reform. An active member of several local and national civic and professional organizations, Dr. Kober was highly respected by his colleagues and leaders of the community. On the occasion of his eightieth birthday, Georgetown University presented him with a bronze plaque bearing the inscription: "George Martin Kober, Physician, Patriot, philanthropist."
From the guide to the George M. Kober Papers, 1866-1938, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine)
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Subjects:
- Health care reform
- Health care reform
- Medicine, Military
- Medicine, Military
- Public health
- Public health
- Social welfare
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- District of Columbia (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
