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Edward J. (Edward Jerald) Van Liere
1895–1979
A physician, physiologist, and medical educator, he helped shape West Virginia University School of Medicine as its first dean and spent more than fifty years there as a teacher and administrator. He also wrote on topics ranging from hypoxia to the history of medicine, bringing a scientist’s curiosity to both research and storytelling.
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A doctor enjoys Sherlock Holmes
by Edward J. (Edward Jerald) Van Liere
About the author
Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Edward J. Van Liere built a career that combined medicine, research, and teaching. West Virginia University archives describe him as a scientist, physician, and professor of physiology, and note that he served the university for more than fifty years.
He is especially remembered as the first dean of the West Virginia University School of Medicine, where he played a central role in building the institution in its early years. His papers and publications show a wide range of interests, including physiology, medical history, and higher education.
Van Liere also wrote books and articles, including work on hypoxia and anoxia, and even published writing inspired by Sherlock Holmes. That mix of serious medical scholarship and personal enthusiasm gives his career an appealing human dimension.