Edgar Hull
Edgar Hull | |
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Hull (center) with William W. Frye and Robert K. Womack, 1969 | |
| Born | Edgar Hull Jr. February 20, 1904 Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | October 25, 1984 (aged 80) Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University Tulane University School of Medicine |
| Occupations | Medical doctor; Hospital administrator |
| Years active | 1927-1973 |
| Known for | Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans (1931) and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport (1966) |
| Notable work | LSU Medical Centers in New Orleans and Shreveport Touro Infirmary Southern Baptist Hospital, New Orleans |
Edgar Hull Jr. (February 20, 1904 – October 25, 1984) was an American physician in Louisiana.[1] He was part of the founding faculty of the Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans, and later served as dean of the Louisiana State University School of Medicine at Shreveport (now LSU Health Shreveport).[1]
Hull died on October 25, 1984, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, at the age of 80, and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Hull, Edgar". A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography. Louisiana Historical Association. Archived from the original on February 25, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- ^ A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography bases its sketch of Dr. Hull on his memoirs; Directory of Medical Specialists, XIII (1968-1969); Louisiana's Family Doctor, XIII (1966), 18-21; American Men and Women of Science, 13th ed., III (1976); New Orleans Times-Picayune, obituary, October 27, 1984; and Orleans Parish Medical Society Bulletin, (December 1984). Hull's public comments on Long's death were carried in L.S.U. Medical Alumni News (Fall 1983); the Times-Picayune carried a report on Hull, December 20, 1983; the Associated Press followed suit on December 21, 1983, with a Shreveport dateline.