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Hugh Hampton Young

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Hugh Hampton Young

Birth
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Death
23 Aug 1945 (aged 74)
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Burial
Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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Annandale Section, Lot 505, Grave 9
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Medical Pioneer. A surgeon and urologist, he taught at Johns Hopkins University from 1895. He devised many surgical instruments, including the "boomerang needle" for sewing deep incisions. With his associates he discovered mercurochrome, an antiseptic.
Medical Pioneer. A surgeon and urologist, he taught at Johns Hopkins University from 1895. He devised many surgical instruments, including the "boomerang needle" for sewing deep incisions. With his associates he discovered mercurochrome, an antiseptic.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Oct 26, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18121/hugh_hampton-young: accessed ), memorial page for Hugh Hampton Young (18 Sep 1870–23 Aug 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18121, citing Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.