Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Herbert Wertheim
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Herbert Wertheim Marker
Miami
Optometric physician, graduate of the University of Florida and honorary alumnus of Florida International University, who was the first to discover and produce ultraviolet light dye absorbers for eyeglass lenses
Inducted September 7, 2018
Erected 2018 by Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.
Location. 28° 3.439′ N, 82° 24.926′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It can be reached from USF Alumni Drive 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame is located at the Research and Innovation Park on the University of South Florida campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa FL 33612, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Israel J. Morejon (here, next to this marker); Nan-Yao Su (here, next to this marker); Robert Howard Grubbs (here, next to this marker); Edwin A. Link (here, next to this marker); Leslie Kramer (here, next to this marker); Jerry Pratt (here, next to this marker); Sudipta Seal (here, next to this marker); Joshua Rokach (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map
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Also see . . .
1. Herbert Wertheim, OD., D.Sc., MD. (hc). (Submitted on May 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Honoring the Greatest Florida Inventors. (Submitted on May 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Herbert Wertheim Marker
Photographed by Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
3. Herbert Wertheim
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
