Angell in Ann Arbor in Washtenaw County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Simpson Memorial Institute

1927

Photographed by Joel Seewald, October 2, 2017

1. Simpson Memorial Institute Marker

Inscription. The Thomas Henry Simpson Memorial Institute for Medical Research combined medical research and patient care activities, provided research experience for medical and postgraduate students, direct care to its patients on the third floor, and consultant services to patients at the University Hospital. Among its contributions were the development of a new agent for the treatment of pernicious anemia, the isolation of vitamin B-12, improved understanding of the use of blood and blood substitutes in the treatment of shock, and insight into the causes and treatments of leukemia and other neoplastic diseases of the blood. A gift to the University by Catherine MacDonald Simpson as a memorial to her husband, a Detroit industrialist who died of pernicious anemia, the building, designed by Albert Kahn, now serves the Department of Internal Medicine and the Historical Center for the Health Sciences in their research activities.

Medical School Sesqucentennial 2000

Erected 2000.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 2000.

Location. 42° 16.908′ N, 83° 43.858′ W.

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Marker is in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in Washtenaw County. It is in Angell. It is at the intersection of Observatory Street and East Medical Center Drive, on the right when traveling north on Observatory Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 Observatory Street, Ann Arbor MI 48109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Detroit Observatory (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Main Hospital (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Forest Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Michigan 7 Historic Mellow Men (approx. 0.3 miles away); Washtenaw County War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Governor Alpheus Felch (approx. 0.3 miles away); Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery

Simpson Memorial Institute Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, October 2, 2017

2. Simpson Memorial Institute Building and Marker

View looking to the east across South Observatory Street. Marker is at the base of the lightpost to the right of the sidewalk leading to the main doors.

(approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ann Arbor.

Also see . . . Simpson Memorial Institute for Medical Research. (Submitted on October 9, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 479 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.