The son of a general practitioner, Hutchinson was raised in Seattle and attended the University of Washington, where he played baseball for the Huskies under head coach Tubby Graves and graduated in 1931. He passed up a professional baseball tryout to attend medical school at McGill University in Montreal and graduated in 1935. After completing his surgical residency in Baltimore, Maryland, Hutchinson returned to Seattle to practice.[1]
His experience as a cancer surgeon led him to spearhead a drive for research and treatment centers for the disease in his native city. The PNRF, now the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute, was founded in 1956; the FHCC was created in 1965 and officially founded in 1975.[1]
References
^ abcLouis Fiset, December 30, 2004 for HistoryLink: The Free, Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History Hutchinson, Dr. William B. (1909-1997)
^"Dr. William Hutchinson, founder of research centers, dies in Seattle". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 28, 1997. p. B6.
william, hutchinson, other, people, named, william, hutchinson, william, hutchinson, disambiguation, september, 1909, october, 1997, american, physician, surgeon, founder, both, pacific, northwest, research, foundation, fred, hutchinson, cancer, center, native. For other people named William Hutchinson see William Hutchinson disambiguation William B Hutchinson September 6 1909 October 26 1997 was an American physician and surgeon and the founder of both the Pacific Northwest Research Foundation and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in his native Seattle Washington The latter facility is named in memory of his younger brother Fred Hutchinson a Major League Baseball pitcher and manager whose life and career were cut short by lung cancer in 1964 at the age of 45 1 2 The son of a general practitioner Hutchinson was raised in Seattle and attended the University of Washington where he played baseball for the Huskies under head coach Tubby Graves and graduated in 1931 He passed up a professional baseball tryout to attend medical school at McGill University in Montreal and graduated in 1935 After completing his surgical residency in Baltimore Maryland Hutchinson returned to Seattle to practice 1 His experience as a cancer surgeon led him to spearhead a drive for research and treatment centers for the disease in his native city The PNRF now the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute was founded in 1956 the FHCC was created in 1965 and officially founded in 1975 1 References Edit a b c Louis Fiset December 30 2004 for HistoryLink The Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History Hutchinson Dr William B 1909 1997 Dr William Hutchinson founder of research centers dies in Seattle Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press October 28 1997 p B6 External links EditFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center web site Pacific Northwest Research Institute web site William B Hutchinson at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William B Hutchinson amp oldid 1165204519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
