Walter Reed
Physician
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Walter Reed was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than by direct contact. Wikipedia
Born: September 13, 1851, Belroi, VA
Died: November 23, 1902 (age 51 years), Washington, D.C.
Parents: Pharaba White and Lemuel Sutton Reed
Children: Walter L. Reed
Spouse: Emilie Lawrence (m. 1876)
Rank: Major
Service/branch: United States Army