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Blue plaque № 28506

Hollidaysburg, PA, United States

Daniel Hale Williams (1856-1931). Here was boyhood home of the Black physician who pioneered successful heart surgery, 1893. Founded Provident Hospital, Chicago, 1891. Chief surgeon at Freedmen's Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1894-98. Charter member, College of Surgeons, 1913.

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