Walter Reed

This article is about the U.S. army surgeon. For other uses, see Walter Reed (disambiguation).

Walter Reed
BornSeptember 13, 1851
Gloucester County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 23, 1902 (aged 51)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Service years1876–1902
RankMajor
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
New York University
Spouse
Emilie Lawrence
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(m. 1876)​
Children3, including Walter Lawrence

Walter Reed (September 13, 1851 – November 23, 1902) was a U.S. Army physician who in 1901 led the team that confirmed the theory of Cuban doctor Carlos Finlay that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than by direct contact. This insight gave impetus to the new fields of epidemiology and biomedicine, and most immediately allowed the resumption and completion of work on the Panama Canal (1904–1914) by the United States. Reed followed work started by Finlay and directed by George Miller Sternberg, who has been called the "first U.S. bacteriologist".

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