William John Gies (February 21, 1872 – May 20, 1956) was a US

biochemist Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. They study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. Biochemists study DNA, proteins and Cell (biology), cell parts. The word "biochemist" is a portmanteau of ...

and

dentist A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry (the diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the mouth, oral cavity and other aspects of the craniofaci ...

. Gies was born in

Reisterstown Reisterstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 25,968. Founded by German immigrant John Reister in 1758, Reisterstown is located ...

, Maryland. He made Bachelor of Science at Gettysburg College in 1893 and Ph.D. at Yale University in 1897. In 1899 he started teaching at Columbia University. He co-founded the School of Dentistry at Columbia, leading to the creation of the

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. He published a landmark report in 1926 on Dental Education in the US and Canada.

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1872 births 1956 deaths American biochemists Yale University alumni People from Reistertown, Maryland American dentists Gettysburg College alumni Columbia University faculty {{US-biochemist-stub