Freeman, Allen W. (Allen Weir), 1881-1954

Allen Weir Freeman (1881-1954), physician and epidemiologist, was a pioneer in public health administration and education. He was educated at the University of Richmond and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. He served as medical inspector of the Richmond City Health Department; first assistant commissioner of health for Virginia; epidemiologist, U.S. Public Health Service; dean, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health; president, American Public Health Association; and consultant to several foreign governments in developing public health programs.

From the description of Freeman, Allen W. (Allen Weir), 1881-1954 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10611116

Allen Weir Freeman was a physician and Johns Hopkins University professor of Public Health Administration.

He was born in Lynchburg, VA in 1881 and was the brother of author, Douglas Southall Freeman (1886-1953). Freeman received his M.D. from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1905. He practiced medicine in Richmond, VA and was appointed Commissioner of Health in VA in 1908. In 1912, he joined the U.S. Public Health Service and in 1917, he was appointed Commissioner of Health in Ohio. In 1921, he returned to Hopkins to teach in the School of Hygiene and Public Health. In 1946, Freeman published "Five Million Patients," a description of his work and teaching experiences in the field of public health. Allen Weir Freeman died in 1954.

From the description of Allen Weir Freeman papers, 1904-1907. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 49302300