William James Mayo
William James Mayo (born June 29, 1861 in Le Sueur , Minnesota , † July 28, 1939 in Rochester , Minnesota), called Will Mayo, was an American surgeon and co-founder of the Mayo Clinic .
Career
Mayo graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in medicine in 1883 and received his doctorate there that same year. After a tornado struck Rochester in August 1883, he helped his father, William Worrall Mayo, run a makeshift clinic. Together with him and his brother Charles Horace , he founded the Saint Marys Hospital in 1889 . In the following years it became a modern clinic, which enjoys a worldwide reputation as the Mayo Clinic .
Will Mayo himself became one of the most sought-after surgeons in the USA, setting standards primarily through his interdisciplinary treatment. In 1921 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
literature
- Helen Clapesattle: The Doctors Mayo. Minneapolis 1941.
- Helen Clapesattle: The Mayo Clinic. America's medical mecca. Vienna 1948. (German translation by Kamilla Demmer)
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| SURNAME | Mayo, William James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mayo, Will |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American surgeon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Le Sueur , Minnesota, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1939 |
| Place of death | Rochester , Minnesota, USA |