Roddis, Louis H. (Louis Harry), 1886-1969

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Captain Louis Harry Roddis served as a surgeon in the U.S. Navy from 1913 until his retirement in 1950. He was primarily interested in tropical medicine. Roddis also wrote Edward Jenner and the discovery of the smallpox vaccination (1930), William Withering: the introduction of digitalis into medical practice (1936), Short history of nautical medicine (1941), and James Lind, founder of nautical medicine (1950).
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creatorOf James Lind, his place in medical history / Louis Harry Roddis History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
creatorOf Brill, Hascal R. (Hascal Russel), 1846-1922. Hascal R. Brill and family papers, 1805, 1849-1964. Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf Louis H. Roddis Papers Medical University of South Carolina Libraries
referencedIn Louis H. Roddis papers, 1823-1990 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf [Louis H. Roddis, biographical materials] University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
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associatedWith Brill, Hascal R. (Hascal Russel), 1846-1922. person
associatedWith Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823. person
associatedWith Lind, James, 1716-1794. person
associatedWith Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778. person
associatedWith Little Brown Church (Nashua, Iowa) corporateBody
associatedWith Pitts, W. S. (William Savage), 1830-1918 person
associatedWith Roddis, Louis H. (Louis Harry), 1918- person
associatedWith United States. Navy corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General corporateBody
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Cherokee County IA US
Subject
Botany
History of Medicine
Indians, North American
Indians of North America
Naval Medicine
Military service, Voluntary
Naval history, Modern
Scurvy
Smallpox Vaccine
Surgeons General
Occupation
Surgeon
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Birth 1886-02-16

Death 1969-10-19

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