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                                        gptkbp:instanceOf
                                    
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                                            gptkb:researchers
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:birthDate
                                    
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                                            1910-08-29
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:birthPlace
                                    
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                                            gptkb:New_Iberia,_Louisiana,_USA
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:deathDate
                                    
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                                            1985-11-26
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:deathPlace
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_USA
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:fieldOfWork
                                    
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                                            cardiac surgery
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:hasWorkedWith
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Alfred_Blalock
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Helen_Taussig
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:honor
                                    
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                                            Honorary Doctorate from Johns Hopkins University
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:influenced
                                    
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                                            modern cardiac surgery
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:knownFor
                                    
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                                            pioneering work on blue baby syndrome surgery
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:nationality
                                    
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                                            gptkb:American
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:notableAchievement
                                    
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                                            developed surgical techniques for congenital heart defects
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:occupation
                                    
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                                            gptkb:researchers
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:surgical_technician
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:race
                                    
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                                            gptkb:African-American
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:spouse
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Clara_Flanders_Thomas
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:subjectOf
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Partners_of_the_Heart
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Something_the_Lord_Made
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:bfsParent
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_Hospital
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Helen_Brooke_Taussig
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Helen_B._Taussig
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:bfsLayer
                                    
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                                        https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
                                    
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                                            Vivien Thomas
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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