Cole, Rufus Ivory, 1872-1952

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Rufus Ivory Cole served as the the director and physician-in-charge (1909-1937) of the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, the first hospital in the United States devoted primarily to the investigation of disease. Cole's medical research centered on problems relating to immunity to diseases of the respiratory system, particularly pneumonia From the guide to the Rufus Ivory Cole papers, ca. 1900-1966, 1900-1966, (American Philosophical Society) Brown class of 1897.
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referencedIn Robertson, O. H. (Oswald Hope), 1886-1966. Papers, 1918-1968. American Philosophical Society Library
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Birth 1872

Death 1952

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