William Ferguson Hamilton (March 8, 1893December 18, 1964) was an American
physician
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remembered for his contributions to
hemodynamics.
Early life and education
Hamilton was born on March 8, 1893, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, to Isaac Beeson Hamilton and Clara Eddy Hamilton.
His father was also a physician and cared for those who lived and worked at remote ranches and mining camps.
His mother was a journalist in Los Angeles before her marriage.
Hamilton grew up in southern Arizona and graduated from high school in
Tucson,
Arizona
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, where he played varsity football.
Hamilton then attended
Pomona College in
Claremont, California
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, graduating in 1917 with an A.B. degree. He served in the army and then attended the University of California, Berkeley and graduated in 1921 with a Ph.D. in zoology.
He subsequently spent time in the physiology departments at the
University of Texas
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(1920–1921),
Yale
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(1921–1923),
Louisville (1923–1931), and
Washington University in St. Louis
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(1932–1934). Hamilton then became the chairman of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the
Medical College of Georgia in 1934.
Career
Hamilton was President of the American Physiology Society in 1955.
In 1960 he received the
Gairdner Foundation International Award for his work in the use of dyes injected into the bloodstream to determine blood flow and distribution in heart disease.
References
External links
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William F. Hamilton'' obituary by Philip Dow in ''The Physiologist,'' Issue 2, 1965
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1893 births
1964 deaths
American physiologists
Pomona College alumni
University of California, Berkeley alumni
University of Texas at Austin faculty
Yale School of Medicine faculty
University of Louisville faculty
Washington University School of Medicine faculty