William Worrall Mayo

William Worrall Mayo (May 31, 1819 – March 6, 1911) was a British medical doctor and chemist, best known for establishing the private medical practice that later evolved into the Mayo Clinic. He was a descendant of a famous English chemist, John Mayow. His sons, William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, joined the private practice in Rochester in the U.S. state of Minnesota in the 1880s. Dr. William Worall Mayo was born in Eccles, near Salford,... More

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  • May 31, 1819

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  • Mar 6, 1911 (age 91 years)

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  • William W. Mayo,
  • Mayor William Worrall Mayo,
  • Dr. William Worrall Mayo

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