Longmire, William P.,
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William Polk Longmire Jr. was born on Sept. 14, 1913 in Sapulpa, OK; AB, Univ. of Oklahoma, 1934; MD, Johns Hopkins Univ., 1938; surgeon, Johns Hopkins hospital (1946-48); successively instructor, asst. professor, assoc. professor of surgery (1943-48), then professor of surgery, UCLA; chairman of the dept., 1948-76; chairman, American Board of Surgery, 1961-62; fellow (1961-62), regent (1962-71), chairman of the board of regents (1969-71), and president (1971-73) of the American College of Surgeons; author of Starting from scratch : the early history of the UCLA Department of Surgery (1984).
From the description of Papers, 1944-1994. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38988339
Biography
William Polk Longmire Jr. was born on September 14, 1913 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma; AB, University of Oklahoma, 1934; MD, Johns Hopkins University, 1938; surgeon, Johns Hopkins hospital (1946-48); successively instructor, assistant professor, associate professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1943-48), then professor of surgery; chairman of the Department of Surgery at UCLA (1948-76); chairman, American Board of Surgery, 1961-62; fellow (1961-62), regent (1962-71), chairman of the board of regents (1969-71), and president (1971-73) of the American College of Surgeons; author of Starting from scratch: the early history of the UCLA Department of Surgery (1984).
From the guide to the William P. Longmire Papers, 1944-1994, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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Subjects:
- Surgeons
Occupations:
- Surgeons
Places:
- California--Los Angeles (as recorded)
