Claypole, Edith Jane (1870–1915)

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Claypole, Edith Jane (1870–1915)

English physiologist and pathologist. Born Edith Jane Claypole, Jan 1, 1870, in Bristol, England; died from typhoid fever caught during research work, 1915; dau. of Edward Waller Claypole (science professor); twin sister of Agnes Claypole Moody (zoologist, 1870–1954); Buchtel College, BS in biology, 1892; Cornell University, MS, 1893; University of California, MD with pathology specialization, 1904.

Moved to America (1879); taught histology and physiology at Wellesley College (1894–99); began medical training 1st at Cornell University (1899); volunteered at University of California, Berkeley (1912) and later promoted to research associate in pathology department; during WWI, developed typhoid vaccine with Frederick Parker Gay.

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