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 Walter Reed

Born: September 13th, 1851

Died: November 23rd, 1902

Famous For:  Army Physician, Pioneer in the Fields of Epidemiology and Biomedicine

Cause of Death:  Peritonitis from a ruptured appendix while on the operating table

Burial Place:  Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia


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