John Hinchman Stokes
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Stokes, John Hinchman
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nyuhsl/vt4b8j7p
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Creator (cre): New York University School of Medicine
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Portrait of John Hinchman Stokes, MD (1885-1961). The photograph is inscribed, “To my friend Howard Fox, with high esteem, John H. Stokes.”
A major figure in the fields of dermatology and syphilology, Dr. Stokes directed the United States Public Health Services’ Institute for the Study of Venereal Diseases (1937-1953), chaired the Committee on Research in Syphilis (1928), served as a consultant to the Surgeon General of the Army and the Secretary of War during World War II, and served as the American representative to the League of Nations as an expert in syphilis (1928-1955).
A major figure in the fields of dermatology and syphilology, Dr. Stokes directed the United States Public Health Services’ Institute for the Study of Venereal Diseases (1937-1953), chaired the Committee on Research in Syphilis (1928), served as a consultant to the Surgeon General of the Army and the Secretary of War during World War II, and served as the American representative to the League of Nations as an expert in syphilis (1928-1955).
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6 x 8
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Reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship, and research uses only, in accordance with the Copyright law (Title 17, United States Code). Reproductions are the sole and exclusive property of the NYU Medical Archives and may not be reproduced in any fashion or used for any purpose other than private scholarship without the express written consent of the NYU Medical Archives.