Charles Herbert Garvin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Herbert Garvin

American physician

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1890

Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Date of Death: 17-Jul-1968

Profession: writer, surgeon, pedagogue, urologist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Charles Herbert Garvin, M.D.
(October 27, 1890 – July 17, 1968) was a prominent African-American physician, writer, and educator in Cleveland, Ohio.
He published 26 papers for the Journal of the National Medical Association on subjects ranging from tuberculosis in African-American populations, to the history of the black movement. Garvin served in World War I (as a part of the Medical Reserve Corps) in the 92nd Division, a section designated for African-Americans due to the segregation laws.
He served in France with the rank of captain and as battalion surgeon of the 367th Infantry. Garvin served a large number of positions, including chief instructor in Western Reserve University, Board Officer of Howard University and editor of the journal of the National Medical Association.
Eventually, he became the president in the Cleveland branch of the National Negro Medical Association.Garvin was a close friend of W.E.B.
Du Bois; seventeen letters written between them from 1927–1948 have survived.