William J. Mayo
William J. Mayo
William James Mayowas a physician and surgeon in the United States and one of the seven founders of the Mayo Clinic. He and his brother, Charles Horace Mayo, both joined their father's private medical practice in Rochester, Minnesota, USA, after graduating from medical school in the 1880s. In 1919, that practice became the not-for-profit Mayo Clinic...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth29 June 1861
CountryUnited States of America
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