William Philip Creger (April 15, 1922–August 9, 2013) was an American internist with a specialty in hematology. He was both a student and faculty member at Stanford and won a Guggenheim Fellowship for his research in 1970. He was also the editor of the Annual Review of Medicine from 1974 to 1993.
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| Born | April 15, 1922 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Died | August 9, 2013 (aged 91) |
| Education | Stanford University |
| Partner | Nancy née Smith |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship |
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Early life and education
editWilliam Philip Creger was born on April 15, 1922, in San Francisco[1][2] to parents Matilda née Abrahams and Henry N. Creger, a physician.[3] He recalled watching the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge through the window of his family's apartment on Broadway Street. He attended Stanford University for his bachelor's degree (1943) and his Doctor of Medicine (1947).[2]
Career
editCreger became a faculty member at Stanford in 1949; in 1952 he became a full professor. He took leave from Stanford during the Korean War, as he served in the United States Army as a captain. In the military, he conducted research on tuberculosis. From 1968–1977, he was the associate dean of student affairs.[2] Other positions he held at Stanford included head of its division of hematology and director of the clinical laboratories at Stanford University Medical Center.[4] He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1970 in the "Medicine and Health" category.[1] Creger retired from Stanford in 1992.[2]
In 1974, he succeeded Arthur C. DeGraff as the editor of the Annual Review of Medicine. He held the position until 1993, at which point Cecil H. Coggins became editor.[5]
Personal life and death
editCreger had varied interests. He played the viola in a string quartet, enjoyed reading Sherlock Holmes stories and the poetry of Yeats, and gardened. He and his wife Nancy née Smith married in 1950[6] and had four children.[2] Creger died on August 9, 2013, at the age of 91.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "William P. Creger". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Richter, Ruthann (August 2013). "Blood expert William Creger dies at 91". Stanford Medicine News Center.
- ^ "Creger, Dr. Henry N." The San Francisco Examiner. 14 April 1976. p. 38.
- ^ "Obituaries". Stanford Magazine. 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Creger, William P.; Coggins, Cecil H. (1993). Annual Review of Medicine: Selected Topics in the Clinical Sciences. ISBN 9780824305444.
- ^ California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959, 1950