Background
Tompsett, Ralph was born on October 8, 1913 in Tidioute, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Charles and Madora Selena (Foster) Tompsett.
Tompsett, Ralph was born on October 8, 1913 in Tidioute, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Charles and Madora Selena (Foster) Tompsett.
AB, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1934; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, New York City, 1939.
Intern in internal medicine, New York Hospital, 1939-1940; resident, New York Hospital, 1940; instructor to associate professor internal medicine, Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1946-1957; chief internal medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, 1957-1979; professor internal medicine, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, since 1957.
Major United States Army, 1942-1946. Master American College of Physicians. Member American Society Clinical Investigation, American Clinical and Climatological Association, Association American Physicians. M C.
Married Jean MacEwen, June 30, 1942. Children: Joan, William, Polly, Selene.