Background
Babcock, William Wayne was born on June 10, 1872 in E. Worcester, Otsego County, New York, United States. Son of William Wayne and Sarah Jane (Butler) Babcock.
Babcock, William Wayne was born on June 10, 1872 in E. Worcester, Otsego County, New York, United States. Son of William Wayne and Sarah Jane (Butler) Babcock.
Graduate Binghamton (New York) High School. Doctor of Medicine College Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, 1893. Studied summer school, Harvard, 1893.
Doctor of Medicine School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1895.
Doctor of Medicine Medico-Chirurgical College, Philadelphia, 1900. Honorary Master of Arts, Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, 1904.
Doctor of Laws, Temple University, 1932. Doctor of Science, Ursinus College 1944.
Doctor of Humane Letters Villenova, 1947.
Medical Alumni Award, Doctor of Science, University Maryland, 1948.
Resident physician Saint Mark’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, 1893-1894, training, Philadelphia, 1895-1903. Professor gynecology Temple College, 1903, professor surgery, clinical surgery, 1903-1944, now emeritus. Professor oral surgery Philadelphia Dental College, 1907-1908.
Surgeon to Temple University, consultant Philadelphia General hospitals, Philadelphia Has conducted researches leading to improved methods in surgery and invented a number of surgical instruments.
Commissioned captain, Medical Reserve Corps, May 9, 1917. Entered service Camp Greenleaf, Georgia.
Regimental surgeon 318th Field Artillery, Camp Jackson, August 1917. Surgical chief, General Hospital Northern 6, Fort McPherson, Georgia, September 1917-September 1919.
Commissioned major, November 1917.
Lieutenant colonel, June 1918.
Fellow American College Surgeons, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Academie de Chirurgie of France. Member Royal Society of Medicine (proctology), England.
Member of the American Medical Association, American Therapeutic Society (president 1917-1918), Pathology Society Philadelphia, American Association Obstetricians, Gynecologists and Abdominal Surgeons (president 1933-1934), International College Surgeons, American Board Surgery, Societe des chirurgiens de Paris, National Society Surgeons of Cuba, Phi Chirurgical
Mason.; Clubs: Union League, Rotary.
Married Marion C. Watters, May 14, 1918. Children: Jane Butler, Catherine, Bonnie, William Wayne 3d (deceased).