93,728 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

Ethel Collins Dunham

✓ Source-basedstable

American physician

United StatesDoctorsLived 1883 to 1969 · aged 86
Compare
Fame39.4
Momentum2.6
Languages7
In century#193,257

Ethel Collins Dunham (1883-1969) was an American pediatrician. Dunham specialized in the care of preterm babies and infants, becoming chief of child development at the United States Children's Bureau in 1935.

Photos 1

Martha May Eliot and Ethel Collins Dunham, 1915. From the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.Martha May Eliot and Ethel Collins Dunham, 1915. From the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.

Awards 1

1957John Howland Award

Connected to Ethel 5

Martha May EliotAlso won John Howland AwardCharles R. ScriverAlso won John Howland AwardMary Ellen AveryAlso won John Howland AwardJoseph WarkanyAlso won John Howland AwardLouis DiamondAlso won John Howland Award

Doctors from United States 1

Barney S. Graham39.4

About this person

Ethel Collins Dunham (1883-1969) was an American pediatrician. Dunham specialized in the care of preterm babies and infants, becoming chief of child development at the United States Children's Bureau in 1935. She established national standards for the hospital care of newborn children and expanded the scope of healthcare for growing children by monitoring their progress in regular home visits by Children's Bureau staff.

Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1969 · aged 86
Written about in
7 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.