Andrew Taylor Still
Andrew Taylor Still | |
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Andrew Taylor Still in 1914 | |
| Born | August 6, 1828 Lee County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1917 (aged 89) Kirksville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | College of Physicians and Surgeons, Kansas City, MO (MD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine Osteopathy Osteopathic medicine |
| Institutions | Baker University A.T. Still University |
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Andrew Taylor Still (August 6, 1828 – December 12, 1917) was the founder of osteopathic medicine. He was also a physician and surgeon, author, inventor and Kansas territorial and state legislator. He was one of the founders of Baker University, the oldest four-year college in the state of Kansas, and was the founder of the American School of Osteopathy (now A.T. Still University), the world's first osteopathic medical school, in Kirksville, Missouri.