William Williams Keen

first U.S. brain surgeon
Person Human Q4818520
William Williams Keen
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
January 19, 1837
Date of death
June 7, 1932
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
Philadelphia
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Position held
President of the American Medical Association[16]
Award received
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[19][20]
Spouse
Emma Corinna Borden[11]
Contributed to creative work
Popular Science
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok
Family name
Keen
Given name
William
Place of burial
The Woodlands[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en W. W. Keen en William Williams Keen en William Williams Keen M.D. ar وليام وليمز كين ja W・キーン nl William Williams Keen M.D. zh 小威廉·基恩
🔖 Identifiers · 37
VIAF cluster ID
42240198
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86836019
ARMB member ID
3035
American Academy in Rome ID
12431571
American National Biography ID
1200474
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/72491
BHL creator ID
21815
BIU Santé person ID
9026
Biblioteca di Santa Sabina ID
6381
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CTHS person ID
3933
Darwin Correspondence ID
2650
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-Williams-Keen
FAST ID
1828183
Find a Grave memorial ID
15975622
Freebase ID
/m/026n7z9
Geni profile ID
6000000009523996710
IdRef ID
074892312
J9U entity ID
987007272593605171
Libraries Australia ID
35927454
NLA Trove people ID
1149301
National Academy of Medicine (France) member ID
1920
National Virtual Library of India ID
603972
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
110178076
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
4755
Open Library ID
OL2412217A, OL317229A
OpenMLOL author ID
448634
Plarr ID
E004314b
Prabook ID
1759928
SNAC ARK ID
w6f19086
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
william-williams-keen
WikiTree person ID
Keen-3513
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxCvcGWXkcJkMHMYKrKBP

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Occupation 3
Educated at 2
Member of 2
Award received 1
Child 1
Children (paternal) 1
Contributed to creative work 1
Country of citizenship 1
Described by source 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Nominated for 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

William Williams Keen's place of birth was Philadelphia[1]. He was born on January 19, 1837[2]. He died in Philadelphia[3]. He died on June 7, 1932[4]. He worked as a military physician[5], medical author[6], surgeon[7], neurosurgeon[8], and pharmacist[9].

Body

Education

Educated at Brown University[17], a private university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1765[26], headquartered in Providence[27] and Thomas Jefferson University[18], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1824[30], headquartered in Philadelphia[31].

Recognition

Awards received include Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons[19] and doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[20], an award[32], in France[33].

Personal Life

Children include Dora Keen[12], a mountaineer[34], 1871–1963[35], of United States[36], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society[37] and Corinne Freeman[13], 1869–1932[38].

FAQs

Where was William Williams Keen born?

Born in Philadelphia[1].

Where did William Williams Keen die?

William Williams Keen died in Philadelphia[3].

Who was William Williams Keen married to?

William Williams Keen's spouses include Emma Corinna Borden[11].

What did William Williams Keen do for work?

William Williams Keen worked as military physician[5], medical author[6], surgeon[7], neurosurgeon[8], and pharmacist[9].

Where did William Williams Keen go to school?

William Williams Keen was educated at Brown University[17] and Thomas Jefferson University[18].

What awards did William Williams Keen receive?

Honors received include Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons[19] and doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[20].

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  18. [19] ↑ . Plarr's Lives of the Fellows. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Annales de l'Université de Paris. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [2] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Emma Corinna Borden
    Occupation → military physician, medical author, surgeon +1
    "Created claim: Spouse: Emma Corinna Borden"
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