William Warrick Cardozo (1905 - 1962)

Born 6 Apr 1905 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Aug 1962 at age 57 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Warrick Cardozo is Notable.

Descendant of Isaac Nunez Cardozo and Lydia Frances Weston.

William Warrick Cardozo physician and pediatrician best known for his research on sickle cell anemia. He was also an instructor at the Howard University College of Medicine and a school medical inspector for the District of Columbia Board of Health.^[1]

From AAREG: https://aaregistry.org/story/sickle-cell-pioneer-willliam-w-cardozo/

From Washington D.C. Cardozo attended the public schools in his hometown. His father was Frederick Lewis Cardozo and his mother was Blanche Warrick. He attended Hampton Institute and went to Ohio State University where he received his AB in 1929 and MD in 1933. He was an intern at City Hospital and took a two-year fellowship at Children’s Hospital and Provident Hospital in Chicago. He is best remembered for his pioneering investigations into sickle cell anemia.

Cardozo’s ground breaking paper, “Immunologic Studies of Sickle Cell anemia,” appeared in the Archives of Internal Medicine, October 1937. That same year he left the Midwest to begin a private practice and join Freedmen’s Hospital and the Howard University College of Medicine. Cardozo worked for 26 years as a school medical inspector for the District of Columbia Board of health. He would later be promoted to clinical assistant professor and clinical associate professor of pediatrics. In addition to his work on sickle cell anemia, Cardozo studied and published research in children’s gastrointestinal disorders, Hodgkin's disease, and the early growth and development of Black children.

He also served for twenty-four years as a medical inspector for the District of Columbia Board of Health. William Warrick Cardozo passed away suddenly in Washington, D.C. on August 11, 1962, after suffering a massive heart attack.

Census

• 1910 - William (age 5) lived in Washington DC with his parents and five sisters^[2].
• 1920 - William (age 16) is living at the Hampton Institute in Virginia. ^[3]
• 1925 - Warrick is living in New York City^[4]
• 1930 - attending Ohio State University (still looking for Census records)
• 1935 - Warrick is living in Chicago, Illinois^[5]
• 1940 - Warrick and his wife Julia are living at 1015 10th Street in Washington DC. His occupation is Doctor.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia entry for William Warrick Cardozo
2. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 9, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T624_154; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0193; FHL microfilm: 1374167
3. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Chesapeake, Elizabeth City, Virginia; Roll: T625_1887; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 31
4. ↑ New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 32; Assembly District: 13; City: New York; County: New York; Page: 7
5. ↑ 1940 Census
6. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: m-t0627-00554; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1-49

• http://www.aetna.com/foundation/aahcalendar/1986cardozo.html
• https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/william-warrick-cardozo-1905-1962/

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q26997954, en:Wikipedia