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Hilah Thomas
Hilah Bryan Thomas (November 27, 1909 – March 14, 2009) was an American medical science writer who worked at the National Institutes of Health for 22 years. She was an elected fellow of the American Medical Writers Association. Life Hilah Frances Bryan was born November 27, 1909, in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Henrietta Kemp White and William Minor Bryan. She spent most of her childhood on east coast U.S. Public Health Service reservations. Her father was a public health doctor who worked on U.S. Marine hospitals. Thomas' aunt taught her how to swim at the age of five while she was living in Mobile, Alabama. She graduated from Smith College in 1931. Thomas completed a M.A. in biology from the University of Virginia in 1932 and then became a research assistant in pharmacology with a Baltimore pharmaceutical company. Thomas held positions as a secretary with the Miller School of Biology at the University of Virginia and laboratory instructor at Sweet Briar College. At Swee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Charlotte. At the 2020 census, the population was 46,553. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Charlottesville with Albemarle County for statistical purposes, bringing its population to approximately 150,000. Charlottesville is the heart of the Charlottesville metropolitan area, which includes Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson counties. Charlottesville was the home of two presidents, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. During their terms as Governor of Virginia, they lived in Charlottesville, and traveled to and from Richmond, along the historic Three Notch'd Road. Orange, located northeast of the city, was the hometown of President James Madison. The University of Virginia, founded by Jefferson, st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
