Dr. Charles Drew

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor racial segregation in blood donation
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Amherst_College
gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:McGill_University
gptkbp:award gptkb:Spingarn_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1904-06-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Lincoln_Memorial_Cemetery,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:car
gptkbp:children gptkb:Bebe_Drew
gptkb:Charlene_Drew_Jarvis
gptkb:Charles_Drew_Jr.
gptkb:Rhea_Drew
gptkbp:deathDate 1950-04-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Burlington,_North_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Amherst_College
gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:McGill_University_Faculty_of_Medicine
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Howard_University
gptkbp:field gptkb:medicine
surgery
hematology
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Charles_Richard_Drew
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Charles Drew
gptkbp:influenced blood banking practices worldwide
gptkbp:knownFor pioneering work in blood transfusions
director of the first American Red Cross Blood Bank
developing large-scale blood banks
improving methods for storing blood plasma
gptkbp:legacy numerous schools and institutions named after him
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science named in his honor
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:U.S._Army_Medical_Corps
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:LaSalle_D._Leffall_Jr.
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physician
gptkb:researchers
gptkbp:position Chair of Surgery at Howard University
gptkbp:race gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Minnie_Lenore_Robbins
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Portraits_of_Great_Americans_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6