William Holmes Crosby, Jr.
William Holmes Crosby Jr. (December 1, 1914 – January 15, 2005) was an American soldier, translator and physician. He is considered by many to be one of the founding fathers of modern hematology. He published more the 450 peer-reviewed papers in the field, as well as those of oncology, gastroenterology, Iron#Biological role, iron metabolism, nutrition and general medical practice. In addition he was an inventor and published translator of poetry. Early life Crosby was born on December 1, 1914, in Wheeling, West Virginia. Six months later, the family moved to Oil City, Pennsylvania. His father was an architect. His mother, Frances Irene Forrester, was a schoolteacher. Crosby was drawn toward medicine at an early age, attaching himself at age 12 to volunteer physicians who worked at the Boy scout camp he attended. In high school he discovered his love of literature from his sophomore English teacher, Dorothy Mann. Crosby attended University of Pennsylvania under a scholarship award ...
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