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Charles Horace Mayo

Charles Horace Mayo, American surgeon, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic (died 1939)

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Born
July 19, 1865
Died
May 26, 1939
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1865

About Charles Horace Mayo

Charles Horace Mayo was an American medical practitioner and was one of the founders of the Mayo Clinic along with his brother William James Mayo, Augustus Stinchfield, Christopher Graham, Edward Star Judd Jr., Henry Stanley Plummer, Melvin Millet, and Donald Balfour. The Mayos' first partner was Augustus Stinchfield, who was hired by William Worrall Mayo. The private practice became the not-for-profit Mayo Clinic in 1919. Charles graduated with M.D. from Northwestern University in 1888.

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Charles Horace Mayo timeline

  1. Charles graduated with M.D. from Northwestern University in 1888.
  2. The private practice became the not-for-profit Mayo Clinic in 1919.

The world when Charles Horace Mayo was born

Charles Horace Mayo was born in 1865. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1865

  • Best-selling bookAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCivil War ends — Lincoln assassinated
  • Technology milestone13th Amendment abolishes slavery
  • World population~1.45B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln / Andrew Johnson
  • U.S. population33.5M

1865 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Charles Horace Mayo's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18652026
Population33.5M341 million

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