William Beaumont

William Beaumont (November 21, 1785 – April 25, 1853) was a surgeon in the U.S. Army who became known as the "Father of Gastric Physiology" following his research on human digestion.

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    “Radiation burns. Men did this to me. Men and their wars.”
    —Charles Beaumont (1930–1967)