William Henry Howell facts for kids
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William Henry Howell
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| Born | February 20, 1860 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
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| Died | February 6, 1945 (aged 84) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
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| Resting place | Druid Ridge Cemetery |
| Education | Trinity College University of Edinburgh |
| Alma mater | Baltimore City College Johns Hopkins University (BA,PhD) University of Michigan Medical School (MD) |
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Anne Janet Tucker
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| Children | 3 |
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William Henry Howell (born February 20, 1860 – died February 6, 1945) was an important American scientist. He was a physiologist, which means he studied how living things work. Howell was famous for being one of the first to use a medicine called heparin. Heparin helps stop blood from clotting too much.
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Who was William Henry Howell?
William Henry Howell was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on February 20, 1860. He went to high school at Baltimore City College and finished in 1878. After that, he studied at Johns Hopkins University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree there in 1881.
How did Howell become a scientist?
Howell continued his studies and became a professor. He taught at the University of Michigan and Harvard University. In 1893, he returned to Johns Hopkins University as a professor. He earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Michigan in 1890. He also received a PhD from Johns Hopkins in 1894. He even studied at Trinity College and the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
What did Howell do in his career?
Howell started as an associate professor of physiology at Johns Hopkins in 1888. He then became a full professor at the University of Michigan from 1889 to 1892. After that, he worked at Harvard Medical School for a year. In 1893, he came back to Johns Hopkins and stayed there for the rest of his career.
Howell's leadership roles
Howell became the dean of the medical school at Johns Hopkins from 1899 to 1911. A dean is like a principal for a college or school. He later helped start the first public health school in the United States. This was the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. He was also the dean of this school from 1926 to 1931.
Howell also led the National Research Council from 1932 to 1933. This council helps guide science and technology in the United States.
Howell's writings and research
William Henry Howell wrote for many important science magazines. These included the Journal of Physiology and the Transactions of the Royal Society. He also wrote for the American Journal of Physiology and was an editor for it after 1898.
In 1905, he wrote a book called Text-Book of Physiology. This book was very important. It was used by medical students for about 50 years!
What about Howell's family life?
William Henry Howell married Anne Janet Tucker. Sadly, she passed away before him. They had three children: two daughters named Janet H. and Mrs. Edward O. Hulburt, and one son named Roger.
Howell passed away from a heart attack on February 6, 1945. He was 84 years old. He died at his home in Baltimore. He was buried at Druid Ridge Cemetery.
See also
- Howell-Jolly body
- Heparin, and the Howell Unit
