Physician to the World - The Life of General William C. Gorgas

"Physician to the World "is a study of the career of William Crawford Gorgas, whose expertise in combatting yellow fever and malaria was intrumental in Walter Reed's massive cleanup of Havana and, later, the building of the Panama Canal.

About the author

John M. Gibson (1899-1966) was a journalist educated at the University of North Carolina and Columbia University. He served as Director of Public Health Education at the Alabama State Health Department from 1937-1954, and was a research specialist for the North Carolina Sate Board of Health. He was also the author of three other books and at least forty-five articles.Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins is a Professor of History at The University of Alabama.

Summary

Physician to the World is a study of the career of William Crawford Gorgas, whose expertise in combatting yellow fever and malaria was intrumental in Walter Reed's massive cleanup of Havana and, later, the building of the Panama Canal.

Product details

• Authors: John M. Gibson, Virginia S. Gibson
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1989
• EAN: 9780817304577
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-0457-7
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Library of Alabama Classics; Library of Alabama Classics Series; Library of Alabama Classics; Library Alabama Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General