Franklin C. McLean, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franklin C. McLean

American Physician

Date of Birth: 29-Feb-1888

Place of Birth: Maroa, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 10-Sep-1968

Profession: physician, pharmacologist

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Dr.
Franklin Chambers McLean (1888 - September 10, 1968) was a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine and the first appointed Director of the University of Chicago Medical Clinics, as well as the founder of the National Medical Fellowships.
He aided the Manhattan Project by studying effects of radiation on organisms.
He also was a trustee of the Julius Rosenwald Fund and Fisk University. Dr.
McLean was also a founder of the Peking Union Medical College.
He was instrumental in solving complex social and ethical issues during the era of discrimination and segregation in the United States.
A scholarship has been established in his name - the Franklin C.
McLean Award.
This award is given to medical students of minority background.