Louis Agassiz Shaw Jr.
Louis Agassiz Shaw Jr. | |
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| Born | September 25, 1886 |
| Died | August 27, 1940 (aged 53) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, scientist, inventor |
| Known for | Co-inventor of the iron lung |
| Spouse | Joanne Bird |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Quincy Adams Shaw (grandfather) |
Louis Agassiz Shaw Jr. (September 25, 1886 – August 27, 1940) was an instructor of physiology at the School of Public Health of Harvard University, where he is credited in 1928 along with Philip Drinker for inventing the Drinker respirator, the first widely used iron lung.