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Charles Richard Drew (June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950) was an American surgeon and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II.
The Charles Richard Drew House is a historic house at 2505 1st Street in Arlington, Virginia.A vernacular early 20th-century dwelling, it is of national significance as the home from 1920 to 1939 of Charles Richard Drew (1904–50), an African-American physician whose leadership on stockpiling of blood plasma saved lives during World War II.
Doctor Charles R. Drew developed techniques for separating and storing blood. He was the head of an American Red Cross effort to collect blood for American armed forces. He was the chief surgeon of Howard University's medical school and professor of surgery.
r. Drew University of Medicine and Science received $75 million as part of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Greenwood Initiative. Historically Black medical school in South L.A. receives largest gift ever
Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School was incorporated in the State of California as a private, nonprofit educational institution in 1966 [3] in response to the McCone Commission's recommendations to improve access to healthcare in South Los Angeles following the Watts Riots in 1965.
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The Drew Memorial Bridge was built in 1980–1981. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It replaced the Michigan Ave Bridge over the B&O Railroad built in 1937-38 and opened on August 29, 1938. [ 4 ] That bridge was 1161' long and 40' wide and was the first bridge at that location.
April 1 – Charles R. Drew, African American physician, pioneer in blood transfusion, died as result of automobile accident (b. 1904) April 7 – Walter Huston, actor (b. 1883) April 11 – Bainbridge Colby, United States Secretary of State (b. 1869) April 16 – Henry J. Knauf, politician (b. 1891) April 26 – G. Murray Hulbert, politician ...