S9.com / Biographies /
Drew, Charles Richard
Born: 1904 AD
Died: 1950 AD, at 45 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Doctors, Physicians
Died: 1950 AD, at 45 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Doctors, Physicians
1904 - Charles Drew born on the 3rd of June, in Washington D.C. He was an American physician and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge in developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II.
1939 - He married Minnie Lenore Robbins, and they had four children.
1940 - Completes his doctoral thesis, titled "Banked Blood: A Study in Blood Preservation".
- He was appointed medical supervisor of the "Plasma for Britain" project.
1941 - He was named director of the newly formed Red Cross Blood Bank.
1943 - His distinction in his profession was recognized when he became the first African American surgeon to serve as an examiner on the American Board of Surgery.
1950 - He died on the 1st of April, in an auto accident while traveling to a medical convention.
1939 - He married Minnie Lenore Robbins, and they had four children.
1940 - Completes his doctoral thesis, titled "Banked Blood: A Study in Blood Preservation".
- He was appointed medical supervisor of the "Plasma for Britain" project.
1941 - He was named director of the newly formed Red Cross Blood Bank.
1943 - His distinction in his profession was recognized when he became the first African American surgeon to serve as an examiner on the American Board of Surgery.
1950 - He died on the 1st of April, in an auto accident while traveling to a medical convention.
| | Page last updated: 11:27am, 13th Apr '07 |
Related Books
  |
Dr. Charles Drew: Blood Bank Innovator (African-American Biographies) by Anne E. Schraff (Library Binding - Jun 17, 2003) Usually ships in 24 hours |
 |
  |
Charles Drew: Pioneer in Medicine (Famous Inventors) by Anne E. Schraff (Library Binding - Jun 17, 2003) Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
  |
Charles Drew: Pioneer of Blood Plasma by Linda Trice (Paperback - Jul 11, 2000) On April 1, 1950, celebrated African American surgeon and pioneering blood plasma researcher Dr. Charles Drew bled to death after an auto accident. It was a tragic end to a life dedicated to...  |
|
  |
Charles Drew: Life-Saving Scientist (Innovative Minds) by Miles J. Shapiro (School&Library Binding - Sep 17, 1996) |
|
 |
Charles Richard Drew, M.D., 1904-1950: A selected bibliography by Charlynn Spencer Pyne (Unknown Binding - May 17, 1982) |
|
  |
Charles Richard Drew: The Man and the Myth (Blacks in the New World) by Charles E. Wynes (Hardcover - Aug 1, 1988) |
|
Related DVDs
  |
Step Up (Widescreen Edition) (DVD) Incredible dancing and awesome music fuel STEP UP the exhilarating and inspiring movie starring Channing Tatum (SHE'S THE MAN COACH CARTER) who sizzles as Tyler Gage a rough and streetwise hunk with...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
  |
Step Up (Full Screen Edition) (DVD) Incredible dancing and awesome music fuel STEP UP the exhilarating and inspiring movie starring Channing Tatum (SHE'S THE MAN COACH CARTER) who sizzles as Tyler Gage a rough and streetwise hunk with... Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
  |
Altered States (DVD) It's easy to understand why the late, great screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky removed his name from the credits ofAltered Statesand substituted the pseudonym Sidney Aaron. After all, Chayefsky was a...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
