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About James E. Bowman, M.D.
James Edward Bowman, MD, FASCP, FCAP (February 5, 1923 – September 28, 2011) was an American physician who was internationally renowned as a specialist in pathology, hematology, and genetics. He was a professor of pathology and genetics at the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. Dr. Bowman died of cancer on September 28, 2011, at the University of Chicago Medical Center, at the age of 88.
"In 1943, Dr. Bowman earned a bachelor’s degree from Howard University, the same college where he completed medical school. After his discharge from the Army in 1946, he came to St. Luke’s. When he was informed he must enter through the back doors, he refused and went in the front way, his daughter said. The next day, African-American nurses and other black staff were waiting to walk in with Dr. Bowman."
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James Edward Bowman was born on February 5, 1923, in Washington, D.C., the son of Dorothy (Peterson), a homemaker, and James Edward Bowman, Sr., a dentist. (3)
He was married to educator Barbara Bowman and they had one daughter, Valerie Bowman Jarrett,[4] who is a Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama.
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James E. Bowman, M.D.'s Timeline
| 1923 |
February 5, 1923
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Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
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| 1956 |
November 14, 1956
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Shiraz, Iran (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
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| 2011 |
September 28, 2011
Age 88
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Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
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