About A. Wilberforce Williams
Lived 1865 – 1940 (aged 75). A. Wilberforce Williams was an American physician, surgeon, teacher and journalist.
Early life and education Albert Wilberforce Williams was born on January 31, 1865, in Monroe, Louisiana, to African American parents Flora and Baptise Williams.
He attended the Normal School at Lincoln Institute in Jefferson City, Missouri. Williams advocated for better sanitary practices, hygiene, proper ventilation, preventative medical care, and against superstition. He also wrote about venereal diseases and masturbation, at a time when it was against the cultural normal.
The United States government selected Williams as a member of an advisory board, to supervise the work of the local exemptions board.
Personal life In 1902, Williams married Mary Elizabeth Tibbs, a school teacher from Kentucky.
He died from a heart attack in February 1940 at the age of 75, in Chicago. He is buried in Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois.
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Who was A. Wilberforce Williams?
American physician, surgeon, educator, and journalist (1865–1940)
When was A. Wilberforce Williams born?
A. Wilberforce Williams was born on 31 January 1865 in Monroe.
When did A. Wilberforce Williams die?
A. Wilberforce Williams died on 4 March 1940 in Chicago.
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A. Wilberforce Williams was a physician, surgeon, teacher and journalist.
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A. Wilberforce Williams was American.
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