William Sharpe (surgeon)

William Sharpe (c. 1882–1960)[1] was a brain surgeon who developed treatment for retardation and palsy in children.[2][3]

William Sharpe

In 1948, he donated 1,500 acres of land to The Fresh Air Fund. That donation became part of the Sharpe Reservation, a heavily wooded nature reserve in Fishkill, New York, which eventually expanded to 3,000 acres.[4][5]

Sharpe, who wrote an autobiography at age 70,[2][6] served as the first president of the Pan-American Medical Association. He died at age 77, having retired and moved to Florida with his wife.[3]

He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Medical School.[7]

References
  1. "William Sharpe, Surgeon, 82, Dies". The New York Times. March 30, 1960.
  2. Hermann Vollmer (October 19, 1952). "A Medical Odyssey; BRAIN SURGEON: The Autobiography of William Sharpe". The New York Times.
  3. Rehder, Roberta; Cohen, Alan R. (July 1, 2015). "Eccentric neurosurgical virtuoso: the life and times of William Sharpe". Neurosurgical Focus. 39 (1): E10. doi:10.3171/2015.3.FOCUS15117. ISSN 1092-0684.
  4. "Fresh Idea in '77 Becomes Fun Fund for City Children". The New York Times. May 23, 1976.
  5. George Dugan (June 4, 1972). "Fresh Air Camp adds Attraction". The New York Times.
  6. Sharpe, William (1952). Brain surgeon; the autobiography of William Sharpe. New York: Viking Press.
  7. https://thejns.org/focus/view/journals/neurosurg-focus/39/1/article-pE10.xml?tab_body=fulltext


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