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Arthur McKinnon Brown
1867–1939
United States
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Arthur McKinnon Brown (November 9, 1867 – December 4, 1939), also known as Arthur McKimmon Brown, was an American physician. In the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Brown was one of the earliest African American physicians, and the first African American surgeon in the United States Army. He was an influential in the creation of the Children's Home Hospital of Birmingham.
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