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Atlee, Washington L. (Washington Lemuel)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1808 - 1878

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Washington L. Atlee correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 386
Overview Washington Lemuel Atlee was born in Lancaster, PA, on February 22, 1808. He began studying medicine under his eldest brother, Dr. John Light Atlee, at the age of 15. By 1826, when Atlee started his formal medical education at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA, he had already attended over 40 obstetrics cases. He graduated from Jefferson in the spring of 1829 after completing two full courses of lectures.In 1844, Atlee accepted the position of Chair of Medical...
Dates: 1851 - 1855