Family Father
Louis Agassiz Shaw
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q15997088 · wikidata
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Louis Agassiz Shaw, Jr.
1886-09-25 – 1940-08-27
Life & Legacy
Louis Agassiz Shaw Jr. (September 25, 1886 – August 27, 1940) was an instructor of physiology at the School of Public Health of Harvard University, where he is credited in 1928 along with Philip Drinker for inventing the Drinker respirator, the first widely used iron lung.
Occupation & Career
inventor, teacher
Education
Harvard University; Noble and Greenough School
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Harvard University
Education & Institutions
Harvard University · Noble and Greenough School
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Family Mother
Mary Elizabeth Saltonstall
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q15997088 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q15997088 — wikidata View source
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