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Professor of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy and Bacteriology[1]
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William T. Howard, Jr.
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brought the teaching of pathology into the 20th century
He demonstrated the great importance of bacteriology to Clevelanders when the city was struck by a typhoid fever epidemic in 1903 by showing that typhoid fever organisms were present in the city’s drinking water, taken from Lake Erie.
organized the first bacteriology laboratory in the city at City Hospital in 1894
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bacteriology, particularly water-born organisms
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Professor of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy and Bacteriology Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Hygiene Chair, Department of Pathology from 1895-1914.[1]
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- [1]History of the Department of Pathology University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University: A Timeline of the Chairs of the Department
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Biographical context: brought the teaching of pathology into the 20th century
**William T. Howard, Jr., M.D.** Professor of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy and Bacteriology Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Hygiene Chair, Department of Pathology from 1895-1914. With modern laboratory facilities, microscopes for all the students, and arrangements for teaching in newly developed pathology laboratories at City, Charity, and Lakeside Hospitals, Dr. William T. Howard, Jr. brought the teaching of pathology into the 20th century. Dr. Howard’s own research focused on bacteriology, particularly water-born organisms. He organized the first bacteriology laboratory in the city at City Hospital in 1894. It became Cleveland’s first municipal bacteriological laboratory in 1901. He demonstrated the great importance of bacteriology to Clevelanders when the city was struck by a typhoid fever epidemic in 1903 by showing that typhoid fever organisms were present in the city’s drinking water, taken from Lake Erie.
Biographical context: He demonstrated the great importance of bacteriology to Clevelanders when the city was struck by a typhoid fever epidemic in 1903 by showing that typhoid fever organisms were present in the city’s drinking water, taken from Lake Erie.
**William T. Howard, Jr., M.D.** Professor of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy and Bacteriology Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Hygiene Chair, Department of Pathology from 1895-1914. With modern laboratory facilities, microscopes for all the students, and arrangements for teaching in newly developed pathology laboratories at City, Charity, and Lakeside Hospitals, Dr. William T. Howard, Jr. brought the teaching of pathology into the 20th century. Dr. Howard’s own research focused on bacteriology, particularly water-born organisms. He organized the first bacteriology laboratory in the city at City Hospital in 1894. It became Cleveland’s first municipal bacteriological laboratory in 1901. He demonstrated the great importance of bacteriology to Clevelanders when the city was struck by a typhoid fever epidemic in 1903 by showing that typhoid fever organisms were present in the city’s drinking water, taken from Lake Erie.
Biographical context: organized the first bacteriology laboratory in the city at City Hospital in 1894
**William T. Howard, Jr., M.D.** Professor of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy and Bacteriology Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Hygiene Chair, Department of Pathology from 1895-1914. With modern laboratory facilities, microscopes for all the students, and arrangements for teaching in newly developed pathology laboratories at City, Charity, and Lakeside Hospitals, Dr. William T. Howard, Jr. brought the teaching of pathology into the 20th century. Dr. Howard’s own research focused on bacteriology, particularly water-born organisms. He organized the first bacteriology laboratory in the city at City Hospital in 1894. It became Cleveland’s first municipal bacteriological laboratory in 1901. He demonstrated the great importance of bacteriology to Clevelanders when the city was struck by a typhoid fever epidemic in 1903 by showing that typhoid fever organisms were present in the city’s drinking water, taken from Lake Erie.
Degree: M.D.
**William T. Howard, Jr., M.D.** Professor of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy and Bacteriology Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Hygiene Chair, Department of Pathology from 1895-1914. With modern laboratory facilities, microscopes for all the students, and arrangements for teaching in newly developed pathology laboratories at City, Charity, and Lakeside Hospitals, Dr. William T. Howard, Jr. brought the teaching of pathology into the 20th century. Dr. Howard’s own research focused on bacteriology, particularly water-born organisms. He organized the first bacteriology laboratory in the city at City Hospital in 1894. It became Cleveland’s first municipal bacteriological laboratory in 1901. He demonstrated the great importance of bacteriology to Clevelanders when the city was struck by a typhoid fever epidemic in 1903 by showing that typhoid fever organisms were present in the city’s drinking water, taken from Lake Erie.
Identity: William T. Howard, Jr.
**William T. Howard, Jr., M.D.** Professor of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy and Bacteriology Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Hygiene Chair, Department of Pathology from 1895-1914. With modern laboratory facilities, microscopes for all the students, and arrangements for teaching in newly developed pathology laboratories at City, Charity, and Lakeside Hospitals, Dr. William T. Howard, Jr. brought the teaching of pathology into the 20th century. Dr. Howard’s own research focused on bacteriology, particularly water-born organisms. He organized the first bacteriology laboratory in the city at City Hospital in 1894. It became Cleveland’s first municipal bacteriological laboratory in 1901. He demonstrated the great importance of bacteriology to Clevelanders when the city was struck by a typhoid fever epidemic in 1903 by showing that typhoid fever organisms were present in the city’s drinking water, taken from Lake Erie.
Professional role: Professor of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy and Bacteriology
**William T. Howard, Jr., M.D.** Professor of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy and Bacteriology Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Hygiene Chair, Department of Pathology from 1895-1914. With modern laboratory facilities, microscopes for all the students, and arrangements for teaching in newly developed pathology laboratories at City, Charity, and Lakeside Hospitals, Dr. William T. Howard, Jr. brought the teaching of pathology into the 20th century. Dr. Howard’s own research focused on bacteriology, particularly water-born organisms. He organized the first bacteriology laboratory in the city at City Hospital in 1894. It became Cleveland’s first municipal bacteriological laboratory in 1901. He demonstrated the great importance of bacteriology to Clevelanders when the city was struck by a typhoid fever epidemic in 1903 by showing that typhoid fever organisms were present in the city’s drinking water, taken from Lake Erie.
Professional role: Professor of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy and Bacteriology Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Hygiene Chair, Department of Pathology from 1895-1914.
**William T. Howard, Jr., M.D.** Professor of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy and Bacteriology Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Hygiene Chair, Department of Pathology from 1895-1914. With modern laboratory facilities, microscopes for all the students, and arrangements for teaching in newly developed pathology laboratories at City, Charity, and Lakeside Hospitals, Dr. William T. Howard, Jr. brought the teaching of pathology into the 20th century. Dr. Howard’s own research focused on bacteriology, particularly water-born organisms. He organized the first bacteriology laboratory in the city at City Hospital in 1894. It became Cleveland’s first municipal bacteriological laboratory in 1901. He demonstrated the great importance of bacteriology to Clevelanders when the city was struck by a typhoid fever epidemic in 1903 by showing that typhoid fever organisms were present in the city’s drinking water, taken from Lake Erie.
Research interests: bacteriology, particularly water-born organisms
**William T. Howard, Jr., M.D.** Professor of Pathology, Pathological Anatomy and Bacteriology Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Hygiene Chair, Department of Pathology from 1895-1914. With modern laboratory facilities, microscopes for all the students, and arrangements for teaching in newly developed pathology laboratories at City, Charity, and Lakeside Hospitals, Dr. William T. Howard, Jr. brought the teaching of pathology into the 20th century. Dr. Howard’s own research focused on bacteriology, particularly water-born organisms. He organized the first bacteriology laboratory in the city at City Hospital in 1894. It became Cleveland’s first municipal bacteriological laboratory in 1901. He demonstrated the great importance of bacteriology to Clevelanders when the city was struck by a typhoid fever epidemic in 1903 by showing that typhoid fever organisms were present in the city’s drinking water, taken from Lake Erie.