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William Thomas Councilman
1854-01-01 – 1933-05-26
Life & Legacy
William Thomas Councilman (January 1, 1854 – May 26, 1933) was an American pathologist.
He is remembered for his contribution in a monograph on amoebic dysentery (1891) which described detailed observations of it and its parasite. He is even better known for his work on Yellow Fever. William Thomas Councilman served as the first pathologist-in-chief at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (PBBH). Councilman had arrived in Harvard Medical School earlier in 1892 and was an expert in the study of amebiasis, diphtheria, smallpox, and yellow fever. His vivid morphologic description of changes seen in the liver of yellow fever lives on today as "Councilman body".
Occupation & Career
pathologist, physician
Education
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Johns Hopkins University
Organizations & Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · National Academy of Sciences
Education & Institutions
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q960435 — wikidata View source
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