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Anna Wessels Williams
Science
1863
New Jersey
2024
Anna Wessels Williams
Year Honored:
2024
Birth:
1863 - 1954
Born In:
New Jersey
Achievements:
Science
Dr. Anna Wessels Williams was a pioneer in the field of immunology. She earned her medical degree from the Women’s Medical College in New York before joining the nation’s first municipal diagnostic laboratory at the New York City Department of Health.