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'''Myrtelle May Canavan''' ([[June 24]], [[1879]] - [[1953]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[physician]]. She is best known for publishing a description of [[Canavan Disease]] in [[1931]]. |
'''Myrtelle May Canavan''' ([[June 24]], [[1879]] - [[1953]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[physician]]. She is best known for publishing a description of [[Canavan Disease]] in [[1931]]. |
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Dr. Canavan was a friend of both [[Lillian Moller Gilbreth]], and [[Frank Bunker Gilbreth]], both of whom were extremely influential in industrial efficiency studies and the human and physical engineering involved labor saving efforts.1 Both of the Gilbreths are now better known for being the parents on which [["Cheaper by the Dozen"]] was based. Dr. Canavan had been a summer school student of Mr. Gilbreth's, and was visited by him and his children a few years before his death. Dr. Canavan performed the autopsy on Mr. Gilbreth, and diagnosed the [[arterial sclerosis]] which had killed him.1 His widow went to a planned conference in Europe without him, returning some weeks later. The very next day, Lillian Gilbreth went to Boston to stay some days with Mytelle Canavan, before she went on to see her children.1 |
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1. Lancaster, Jane. (2004) Making Time. Lillian Moller Gilbreth ~ A Life Beyond "Cheaper by the Dozen". Boston: Northeastern University Press. |
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Myrtelle Canavan | |
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| Born | June 24, 1879 St. John's, Michigan, USA |
| Died | 1953 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan and Women's College of Pennsylvania |
| Known for | First published description of Canavan Disease |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine |
Myrtelle May Canavan (June 24, 1879 - 1953) was an American physician. She is best known for publishing a description of Canavan Disease in 1931.
Dr. Canavan was a friend of both Lillian Moller Gilbreth, and Frank Bunker Gilbreth, both of whom were extremely influential in industrial efficiency studies and the human and physical engineering involved labor saving efforts.1 Both of the Gilbreths are now better known for being the parents on which "Cheaper by the Dozen" was based. Dr. Canavan had been a summer school student of Mr. Gilbreth's, and was visited by him and his children a few years before his death. Dr. Canavan performed the autopsy on Mr. Gilbreth, and diagnosed the arterial sclerosis which had killed him.1 His widow went to a planned conference in Europe without him, returning some weeks later. The very next day, Lillian Gilbreth went to Boston to stay some days with Mytelle Canavan, before she went on to see her children.1
1. Lancaster, Jane. (2004) Making Time. Lillian Moller Gilbreth ~ A Life Beyond "Cheaper by the Dozen". Boston: Northeastern University Press.
External links== http://www.hms.harvard.edu/jcsw/canavan.htm
http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~med00067
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