Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Dr. Madison S. Briscoe
(1904-1995)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 15, 2022
1. Dr. Madison S. Briscoe Marker
Inscription.
Dr. Madison S. Briscoe. Madison S. Briscoe, biologist, was raised in this house, attended the local Black school, and earned degrees from Storer College and Lincoln, Columbia,and Catholic Universities. He taught at Storer, where he co-founded the pre-medical program, and at the Howard University College of Medicine, where he specialized in public health with a focus on parasitic diseases and tropical medicine. As commanding officer of the U.S. Army's 16th Malaria Survey Unit, Briscoe helped keep troops healthy during World War II. In the 1950s, his research in Egypt and Central America examined the role of insects and microorganisms in disease transmission. He published widely in scientific and medical journals.
Madison S. Briscoe, biologist, was raised in this house, attended the local Black school, and earned degrees from Storer College and Lincoln, Columbia,and Catholic Universities. He taught at Storer, where he co-founded the pre-medical program, and at the Howard University College of Medicine, where he specialized in public health with a focus on parasitic diseases and tropical medicine. As commanding officer of the U.S. Army's 16th Malaria Survey Unit, Briscoe helped keep troops healthy during World War II. In the 1950s, his research in Egypt and Central America examined the role of insects and microorganisms in disease transmission. He published widely in scientific and medical journals.
Erected 2021 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q-4 6.)
Location. 39° 10.878′ N, 78° 9.805′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Virginia, in Frederick County. It is at the intersection of South Kent Street and East Cork Street, on the right when traveling north on South Kent Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 S Kent St, Winchester VA 22601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 736 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 6, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
