William Augustus Hinton

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William Augustus Hinton was an American bacteriologist and public health pioneer best known for developing a widely used test for syphilis and becoming the first Black full professor at Harvard University.

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instanceOf bacteriologist
human
medical researcher
public health pioneer
awardReceived Jubilee Medal of the Massachusetts Medical Society NERFINISHED
child Ann Hinton NERFINISHED
Jane Hinton NERFINISHED
contributedTo improvement of public health laboratory diagnostics
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1883
dateOfDeath 1959
describedBySource Harvard University archives NERFINISHED
Massachusetts Department of Public Health records
educatedAt Harvard Medical School NERFINISHED
Harvard University
employer Harvard Medical School NERFINISHED
Harvard University
Massachusetts Department of Public Health NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Hinton NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork bacteriology
infectious disease
public health
givenName William
hasHeritage African American medical pioneer
hasPart Hinton Laboratory for Medical Research (namesake) NERFINISHED
influenced development of serologic testing for syphilis
knownFor being the first Black full professor at Harvard University
developing a widely used test for syphilis
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Harvard faculty
name William Augustus Hinton NERFINISHED
notableStudent Jane Hinton NERFINISHED
notableWork Hinton flocculation test NERFINISHED
Hinton test for syphilis NERFINISHED
Serology of Syphilis NERFINISHED
occupation bacteriologist
physician
university professor
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld full professor at Harvard University
race Black
sexOrGender male
studied serologic tests
syphilis
workLocation Boston, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED

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Hinton hasNotableBearer William Augustus Hinton