Silver, George A., 1913-

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George Albert Silver was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 23, 1913. After receiving a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania (1934), Silver earned an M.D. from Jefferson Medical College (1938) and an M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University (1948). Silver taught at Johns Hopkins and Columbia University and served as chief of the Division of Social Medicine at Montefiore Hospital in New York City, before being named deputy assistant secretary for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, where he served from 1966 through 1968. In 1969, Silver became a professor of public health in the Yale University School of Medicine, remaining until 1984, when he was named emeritus.

From the description of George A. Silver papers, 1946-1999 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702195833

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referencedIn Falk, I. S. (Isidore Sydney), 1899-1984. Isidore Sydney Falk papers, 1918-1984 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Silver, George A. George A. Silver papers, 1946-1999 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Leroy E. Burney papers, 1931-1978 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Sigerist, Henry E. (Henry Ernest), 1891-1957. Henry Ernest Sigerist papers, 1891-1991 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Weinerman, E. Richard (Edwin Richard), 1917-1970. Edwin Richard Weinerman papers, 1908-1970 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Edwin Richard Weinerman papers, 1908-1970 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Burney, Leroy E., 1906-. Leroy E. Burney papers, 1931-1978 (inclusive), 1969-1978 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Records, [ca. 1945-1985]. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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Health insurance
Health planning
Medical care
Medical students, Foreign
Medicine
Public health
Occupation
Health services administrators
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Birth 1913

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