William Osler

Canadian physician and co-founder of Johns Hopkins Hospital (1849–1919)

Person Human Q369668

Facts

31 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[35]
Date of birth: July 12, 1849
Date of death: December 29, 1919
Place of birth: Bond Head
Place of death: Oxford
Country of citizenship: Canada^[10]
Occupation: physician, professor, writer
Employer: Johns Hopkins University, McGill University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Oxford^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Field of work: medicine^[11]
Position held: president (1912–1913), president (1884–1885), head of department^[12]^[13]
Educated at: McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Trinity College^[18]^[19]
Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (1994), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London, Goulstonian Lectures (1885), Harveian Oration (1906), Silliman Memorial Lectures (1913), honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg (1920), baronet, Person of National Historic Significance^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]
Spouse: Grace Linzee Revere^[8]
Child: [Edward] Revere Osler^[9]
Doctoral student: Adelaide Dutcher^[37]
Cause of death: pneumonia^[39]
Work location: United States^[42]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
Archives at: Osler Library of the History of Medicine^[38]
Depicted by: Edward William Archibald Fonds, Philip Franklin Fonds, Harry C. Cunningham Fonds, Henry Beaumont Small Fonds, George Dock Fonds, Robert Baxter Struthers fonds, Harry Morell Fonds, Henry Vining Ogden Fonds, Thomas McCrae Fonds, Alice Russel Fonds, Osler Society of Montreal Fonds, Ernest Dressel North Fonds
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Malloch Family Fonds, Frank Campbell MacIntosh Fonds, Joseph W. Lella Fonds, Michael Bliss Fonds, Futcher Family Fonds, Charles G. Roland Fonds, Martin Entin Fonds, Harvey Cushing Fonds, Aubrey T. Mussen Fonds, Kelen Family Fonds, Robert Palmer Howard Fonds
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Described by source: Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopaedia Hebraica, Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement, Pioneers in Librarianship: Sixty Notable Leaders Who Shaped the Field
Different from: William Ostler
Family name: Osler^[40]

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Given name: William^[41]
Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
Manner of death: natural causes^[43]
Member of: Royal Society of London (1898–present), American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal College of Physicians, London, Roxburghe Club (1914–1919), Bibliographical Society (1906–1919), American Philosophical Society (1885–present)^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]
Name in native language: Sir William Osler
Noble title: baronet^[36]
Writing language: English

🏷️ Also known as

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American National Biography ID: 1200681
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Archives at Yale agent ID: people/62585

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BIBSYS ID: 90352717
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FamilySearch person ID: K8ZG-2KN
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Geni profile ID: 6000000007279500132
Goodreads author ID: 138654
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Japan Search name ID: ウイリアム・オスラー
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WikiTree person ID: Osler-134
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ZbMATH author ID: osler.william

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Summary

William Osler was born on July 12, 1849^[1], in Bond Head^[2]. He died on December 29, 1919^[3], in Oxford^[4]. He worked as a physician^[5], professor^[6], and writer^[7].

FAQs

Where was William Osler born?

William Osler's place of birth was Bond Head^[2].

Where did William Osler die?

William Osler died in Oxford^[4].

Who was William Osler married to?

William Osler's spouses include Grace Linzee Revere^[8].

What did William Osler do for work?

William Osler worked as a physician^[5], professor^[6], and writer^[7].

Where did William Osler go to school?

William Osler was educated at McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences^[18] and Trinity College^[19].

What awards did William Osler receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[20], Canadian Medical Hall of Fame^[21], Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London^[22], and Goulstonian Lectures^[23].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ William Osler — place of birth (P19): Bond Head. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ William Osler — place of death (P20): Oxford. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. med.upenn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ William Osler — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ William Osler — spouse (P26): Grace Linzee Revere. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ William Osler — country of citizenship (P27): Canada. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ William Osler — position held (P39): president. The History of The Royal Society of Medicine. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ William Osler — position held (P39): head of department. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ William Osler — child (P40): [Edward] Revere Osler. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ William Osler — educated at (P69): McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ William Osler — educated at (P69): Trinity College. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ William Osler — noble title (P97): baronet. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ William Osler — field of work (P101): medicine. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ William Osler — occupation (P106): physician. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ William Osler — occupation (P106): professor. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ William Osler — occupation (P106): writer. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ William Osler — employer (P108): Johns Hopkins University. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ William Osler — employer (P108): McGill University. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ William Osler — employer (P108): University of Pennsylvania. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ William Osler — employer (P108): University of Oxford. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ William Osler — award received (P166): Fellow of the Royal Society. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ William Osler — award received (P166): Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Laureates of The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. cdnmedhall.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ William Osler — award received (P166): Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ William Osler — award received (P166): Goulstonian Lectures. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ William Osler — award received (P166): Harveian Oration. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ William Osler — award received (P166): Silliman Memorial Lectures. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ William Osler — award received (P166): honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg. journals.openedition.org. journals.openedition.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ William Osler — award received (P166): baronet. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ William Osler — award received (P166): Person of National Historic Significance. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ William Osler — doctoral student (P185): Adelaide Dutcher. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ William Osler — member of (P463): Royal Society of London. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ William Osler — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ William Osler — member of (P463): Royal College of Physicians, London. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ William Osler — member of (P463): Roxburghe Club. roxburgheclub.org.uk. roxburgheclub.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ William Osler — member of (P463): Bibliographical Society. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ William Osler — member of (P463): American Philosophical Society. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ William Osler — archives at (P485): Osler Library of the History of Medicine. archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca. Retrieved 2018-12-10. archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ William Osler — cause of death (P509): pneumonia. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ William Osler — date of birth (P569): July 12, 1849. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ William Osler — date of death (P570): December 29, 1919. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ William Osler — family name (P734): Osler. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ William Osler — given name (P735): William. International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved 2015-10-13. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ William Osler — work location (P937): United States. wikidata.org.
[43] ↑ William Osler — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[44] ↑ William Osler — depicted by (P1299): Edward William Archibald Fonds. wikidata.org.
[45] ↑ William Osler — depicted by (P1299): Philip Franklin Fonds. wikidata.org.
[46] ↑ William Osler — depicted by (P1299): Harry C. Cunningham Fonds. wikidata.org.
[47] ↑ William Osler — depicted by (P1299): Henry Beaumont Small Fonds. wikidata.org.
[48] ↑ William Osler — depicted by (P1299): George Dock Fonds. wikidata.org.
[49] ↑ William Osler — depicted by (P1299): Robert Baxter Struthers fonds. wikidata.org.
[50] ↑ William Osler — depicted by (P1299): Harry Morell Fonds. wikidata.org.
[51] ↑ William Osler — depicted by (P1299): Henry Vining Ogden Fonds. wikidata.org.

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