OBITUARY
Dr. William J. Mayo NEW YORK, July 28. The death has occurred of Dr. William J. Mayo, aged 78, who, with his brother Charles, who died on May 26, founded the famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
Dr. Mayo began to practise surgery in Rochester in 1883. and six years later he became surgeon to the Mayo elinie at St. Marr's Hospital. With his brother ho donated 2,500,000 dollars to establish the Mayo Foundation for medical education and research. 'I he Mayo Clinic became famous as an example of correlated activity in medicine, and Dr. Mayo won many honours, including degrees from about 20 universities.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 259, 31 July 1939, Page 9
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105OBITUARY Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 259, 31 July 1939, Page 9
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