Abraham Flexner
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Abraham Flexner (November 13, 1866 – September 21, 1959) was an American educator, best known for his role in the 20th century reform of medical and higher education in the United States and Canada.[1]
Abraham Flexner | |
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Born | November 13, 1866 (1866-11-13) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | September 21, 1959(1959-09-21) (aged 92) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. |
Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University (BA) Harvard University University of Berlin |
Known for | Flexner Report |
Spouse | |
Relatives | Louis B. Flexner (nephew) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Higher education Medical education |
Institutions | Johns Hopkins University Rockefeller Institute University of Berlin Harvard University Institute for Advanced Study |
After founding and directing a college-preparatory school in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Flexner published a critical assessment of the state of the American educational system in 1908 titled The American College: A Criticism. His work attracted the Carnegie Foundation to commission an in-depth evaluation into 155 medical schools in the US and Canada.[2] It was his resultant self-titled Flexner Report, published in 1910, that sparked the reform of medical education in the United States and Canada.[1] Flexner was also a founder of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, which brought together some of the greatest minds in history to collaborate on intellectual discovery and research.[2]