Healers

William Osler

Physician

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Medicine Atlas. "William Osler." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://medicine.interactiveatlas.org/healers/william-osler.

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Medicine Atlas. (n.d.). William Osler. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://medicine.interactiveatlas.org/healers/william-osler

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@misc{medicineatlas-william-osler,
  author = {Medicine Atlas},
  title = {William Osler},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://medicine.interactiveatlas.org/healers/william-osler},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian physician and one of the 'Big Four' founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency program for specialty training of physicians. He has frequently been described as the Father of Modern Medicine and one of the 'greatest diagnosticians ever to wield a stethoscope.'

Facts

Birth Yearthe subject's own account

1849 1

Birth Datethe subject's own account

1849-07-12 1

Death Yearthe subject's own account

1919 1

Death Datethe subject's own account

1919-12-29 1

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Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet was a Canadian physician and one of the "Big Four" founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency program for specialty training of physicians. He has frequently been described as the Father of Modern Medicine and one of the "greatest diagnosticians ever to wield a stethoscope".

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