James B. Herrick

1861–1954 (age 93)

Physician

Biography

Physician James B. Herrick taught and practiced medicine at a time of rapid scientific discovery, observing and describing the sickling of red blood cells that would bear his name.

He was admired for mentoring younger doctors and for his steady example of clinical judgment and compassion, leaving a lasting mark in American medicine as he rests at Maple Hill Cemetery.

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