1917, inclusive

1970, inclusive

Personal name, Wharton, Lawrence R.

Lawrence R. Wharton
11 Oct 1887-16 Nov 1974
Lawrence R. Wharton, the son of missionaries, was born in Harda, India. He earned his Ph.B. in 1907 from Hiram College and took graduate courses in chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University and DePauw University. He received his M.D. in 1915 from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. During World War I, he served with the Johns Hopkins Hospital Base Hospital Unit 18 in France. In 1920, Wharton joined the faculty of the school of medicine in the department of gynecology and obstetrics; in 1958, he was appointed assistant professor emeritus. He also served on the staff of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Wharton published numerous articles and a textbook in his specialty.

Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1919-1974

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1920-1974

Topic, World War, 1914-1918

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