William Sharpe (c. 1882–1960) was a brain surgeon who developed treatment for retardation and palsy in children. In 1948, he donated 1,500 acres of land to

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. That donation became part of the Sharpe Reservation, a heavily wooded nature reserve in

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, which eventually expanded to 3,000 acres. Sharpe, who wrote an autobiography at age 70, served as the first president of the Pan-American Medical Association. He died at age 77, having retired and moved to Florida with his wife. He graduated from

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and

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