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William Thomas Corlett

William Thomas Corlett

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Signed portrait of William Thomas Corlett, MD (1854-1948). Dr. Corlett was an American dermatologist from Ohio, known for his research on the effect of climate on skin diseases. He traveled and worked in Europe in the late 1800s, bringing back to Ohio innovative technologies such as the x-ray machine. From 1887 to 1924, Corlett taught as a professor of dermatology and syphilology at Western Reverse University Medical School.