Walter Reed Jr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Army_Medical_Corps
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Medal of Honor
gptkbp:born September 13, 1851
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children Walter_Reed_III
gptkbp:contributedTo Vaccine development
gptkbp:died November 22, 1902
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Virginia
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkbp:field Medicine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walter Reed Jr.
gptkbp:image Walter Reed.jpg
gptkbp:influenced Epidemiology
Tropical medicine
Public health policies
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
gptkb:Louis_Pasteur
gptkbp:involvedIn Medical research
gptkbp:knownFor Contributions to military medicine
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Walter_Reed_Army_Medical_Center
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:William_H._Welch
William_C._Gorgas
Eradication_of_yellow_fever_in_Havana
George_M._Sternberg
Walter_Reed_Army_Medical_Center_staff
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Yellow_Fever_Commission
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Belmont,_Virginia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States_Army
gptkbp:rank Major
gptkbp:researchAreas Tropical diseases
gptkbp:researchContribution Understanding of yellow fever transmission
gptkbp:researchFocus Bacteriology
Immunology
Microbiology
Pathology
Public health
Virology
Clinical trials
Parasitology
Health policy
Infectious diseases
Infectious disease control
Epidemiological studies
Preventive medicine
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:serviceYears 1869-1902
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Emily_E._Reed