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Charles V. Chapin
(17 Jan 1856 - 31 Jan 1941)

Pioneer epidemiologist and Director of the first municipal health laboratory in the U.S., (Providence, Rhode Island).

“Science can never be a closed book. It is like a tree, ever growing, ever reaching new heights. Occasionally, the lower branches, no longer giving nourishment to the tree, slough off. We should not be ashamed to change our methods; rather, we should be ashamed not to do so.”
— Charles V. Chapin

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