Francis G. (Francis Gilman) Blake

Born in 1887 and died in 1952, Francis Gilman Blake is identified in archival and library records as a dean and professor of medicine at Yale. A Vanderbilt archival description notes that, after his death in 1952, Ernest Goodpasture prepared a biographical sketch about him and gathered information from correspondents for that purpose.

The National Library of Medicine also catalogs a 1951 portrait of Francis G. Blake in its Images from the History of Medicine collection, which supports his place as a notable figure in American medical history. The available sources retrieved here point much more clearly to his work in medicine and education than to a career as a literary author, so any book-page presentation should treat him primarily as a historical medical figure.

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