William Worrall Mayo
William Worrall Mayo [ ˈmeɪjoʊ ] (born May 31, 1819 in Eccles , † March 6, 1911 in Rochester , Minnesota ) was an English doctor and chemist . In 1889 he founded the Mayo Clinic in Rochester at the urging of the Sisters of St. Francis . He was the father of Charles Horace Mayo and William James Mayo , who continued his clinic.
Life
William Worrall Mayo was born in England in 1819 as the son of a sailing ship captain. Although he had studied medicine, he did not take a diploma. In 1845 Mayo went to America and worked there as a pharmacist's assistant. Shortly afterwards, he left the medical field and opened a tailoring studio in Lafayette , Indiana . When the cholera broke out, all medical personnel were required and Mayo was summarily appointed a doctor. Mayo renewed his medical knowledge and obtained his doctorate on stolen corpses. Nevertheless, he did not work as a doctor afterwards, but returned to the profession of pharmacist. He also worked as a newspaper editor and river steamer captain. The American Civil War moved Mayo to Rochester , Minnesota , where he worked as a doctor and mayor. Mayo gained public notoriety and recognition when he succeeded in removing an ovarian tumor.
In 1883 a hurricane raged in Rochester and a small clinic was founded, which William Worrall Mayo took over. Within a very short time, the small clinic became the best-known hospital in the USA thanks to its courage to adopt new treatment methods and modern diagnostic procedures. From 1888, Mayo gradually expanded the clinic together with his sons William and Charles . Today the Mayo Clinic is one of the largest and most important hospitals in the world. In addition to the main buildings in the city center (outpatient departments and conservative inpatient treatment), the complex also includes the Saint Marys Hospital (58 operating theaters) and the Rochester Methodist Hospital (40 operating theaters). In total, around 4,000 doctors treat more than 315,000 inpatients and 1.21 million outpatients every year.
Memberships
Mayo became a member of the Freemasons ' Union on September 21, 1863 , his lodge was Rochester Lodge No.21 in Rochester .
literature
- Clapesattle, Helen. The Doctors Mayo, University of Minnesota Press (1975). ISBN 0816604657
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Five Brothers Mayo . Rochester Lodge No. 21. Retrieved March 31, 2011
Web links
- The WW Mayo House (Engl.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mayo, William Worrall |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English-American doctor and chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eccles |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1911 |
| Place of death | Rochester , Minnesota |