Bolton Hill in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

William H. Howell, Ph.D.

1860-1945

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, March 22, 2008

1. William H. Howell, Ph.D. Marker

Inscription. Discoverer of the anticoagulant heparin.
First Professor of Physiology and early Dean at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Second director of the Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.

Erected by Bolton Hill Historic District.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Maryland, Bolton Hill Historic District series list.

Location. 39° 18.325′ N, 76° 37.458′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Bolton Hill. It is on West Lanvale Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 232 West Lanvale Street, Baltimore MD 21217, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gerald W. Johnson (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Ward / Joyce Ward (within shouting distance of this marker); Laurance Page Roberts / Isabel Spaulding Roberts (within shouting distance of this marker); Hugh Lennox Bond (within shouting distance of this marker); Piero Ernesto Weiss, Ph.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Charles Marshall

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Family and Children’s Services of Central Maryland (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Curt Richter, Ph. D. / Gary Moore (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Also see . . . Biography of William Henry Howell. (Submitted on October 17, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.)

William H. Howell house image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, March 22, 2008

2. William H. Howell house

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,529 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.