John Rock

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John Rock was an American obstetrician and gynecologist best known as one of the key developers and early advocates of the first oral contraceptive pill.

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instanceOf human
medical researcher
obstetrician
advocatedFor integration of birth control into mainstream medicine
legalization of oral contraceptives
authorOf The Time Has Come: A Catholic Doctor’s Proposals to End the Battle over Birth Control NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath age-related causes
collaboratedWith Gregory Pincus NERFINISHED
Katharine McCormick NERFINISHED
Margaret Sanger NERFINISHED
Min Chueh Chang NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1890-03-24
dateOfDeath 1984-12-04
educatedAt Harvard University
surface form: Harvard College

Harvard Medical School NERFINISHED
employer Boston City Hospital NERFINISHED
Free Hospital for Women NERFINISHED
Harvard Medical School NERFINISHED
familyName Rock NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork contraception
fertility
gynecology
obstetrics
reproductive medicine
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup Irish American NERFINISHED
influenced public acceptance of the birth control pill
knownFor early advocate of oral contraceptive use
key developer of the first oral contraceptive pill
languageOfWorkOrName English
nativeLanguage English
notableStudent Gregory Pincus NERFINISHED
notableWork development of the first oral contraceptive pill
occupation gynecologist
obstetrician
university teacher
placeOfBirth Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Belmont, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
practicedAt Free Hospital for Women fertility clinic NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousConflict support for birth control despite Catholic doctrine
researchFocus female infertility
in vitro fertilization techniques
sexOrGender male
workLocation Boston NERFINISHED

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