Charles R. Drew - Suitland, MD
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N 38° 51.246 W 076° 56.892
18S E 330949 N 4302389
Grave of Charles R. Drew whose research into blood plasma and transfusions led to the establishment of large-scale blood banks.
Waymark Code: WM15W01
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2022
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Charles Drew was born around the turn of the twentieth century in Washington DC where he attended high school. Having exceled in several sports, he won an athletic scholarship to Amherst College where he starred in football and various track and field events. At some point he became interested in science and biology and pursued a medical degree at McGill University in Montreal.
It was while at McGill that Drew became involved with some research into blood transfusions for shock therapy. When he pursued a postgraduate degree at Columbia University, he continued in the area of blood transfusions with a doctoral thesis entitled "Banked Blood: A Study on Blood Preservation” which explored ways to preserve donated blood.
Shortly after the outbreak of World War II, Charles R. Drew, being a recognized expert in the field, was selected as director of the “Blood for Britain” project which collected over 14,000 pints for export to England. He followed that up as director of the first American Red Cross blood bank for use by the U.S. Army and Navy. He left that position because of disagreements over the segregation of blood by race which made no sense scientifically.
Unfortunately, Charles Drew’s life was cut tragically short when he was killed in a car accident in 1950. He is laid to rest at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery just outside of Washington DC.
(Sources: wikipedia.com, cdrewu.edu.)
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Date of birth: 06/03/1904
Date of death: 04/01/1950
Area of notoriety: Science/Technology
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee required?: No
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