J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;130:206-207
© 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Historical Perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Emile Frederic Holman, MD (1890–1977)
James B.D. Mark, MD
Stanford Medical Center, Stanford, Calif.
Received for publication February 18, 2005; accepted for publication February 28, 2005.
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Emile Frederic Holman, the 33rd president of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, was born in Moberly, Missouri, on August 12, 1980, the son of a Methodist Minister. The family moved to Southern California in 1902, where young Holman had his secondary school education. He entered Stanford University in 1907, initially majoring in mathematics, but he soon changed to the Department of Education. To support himself in college, Holman dropped out for a semester in his sophomore year to learn shorthand and typing. On returning to Stanford, he applied at the President’s office for stenographic work, and Dr David Starr Jordan promptly supplied him with manuscripts to copy. This led to his becoming secretary to President Jordan on graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1911, a position he held until 1914, when he went to Oxford as Stanford’s second Rhodes Scholar. Jordan was a constant inspiration to Holman and was the source of his initial interest in medicine, as well as his opposition to war. Before beginning his Rhodes scholarship, Holman spent 3 months touring the Balkans with President Jordan, who was lecturing on the need for peace and the perils of war.
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