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Lawson Wilkins  

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  • Lawson Wilkins was the American founder of pediatric endocrinology, often dubbed as the veritable father of the discipline, who focused in particular on problems related to genetics and growth. Wilkins was born on March 6, 1894, in Baltimore, Maryland. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Wilkins, Lawson (1894–1963)]

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