Edwin C. J. T. Howard
Edwin C. J. T. Howard | |
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| Born | Edwin Clarence Joseph Turpin Howard October 21, 1846 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 1912 (aged 65) |
| Resting place | Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Pennsylvania 39.92030, -75.27399 |
| Education | |
| Years active | 1869-1912 |
| Known for | One of the first black graduates of Harvard Medical School (1869) |
| Relatives | Joan Imogen Howard (sister) Dr. John Van Surley DeGrasse (uncle) Ednorah Nahar (cousin) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine: Gynecology and Otorhinolaryngology |
| Institutions | Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School |
Edwin C. J. T. Howard (Edwin Clarence Joseph Turpin Howard born October 21, 1846) was an American physician and one of the first black graduates of Harvard Medical School in 1869. After graduating from Harvard, Dr. Howard worked in Charleston, South Carolina and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he played a role in establishing the first two hospitals for black patients, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School and Mercy Hospital. He was also a co-founder of Sigma Pi Phi, one of the oldest graduate-level Greek fraternities in America.