Charles Burleigh PURVIS

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Physician

AmericanBorn Charles Burleigh PURVIS

American physician

Born on February 14, 1842 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States

Died on December 14, 1929 in Los Angeles, California , United States

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Purvis was born in Philadelphia on April 14, 1842. Purvis' parents were abolitionists Robert Purvis and Harriet Forten Purvis. When he was two years old, the family moved to Byberry in Philadelphia. Charles was the fifth of eight children and worked on the farm as a young man. He attended some public schools, but most of his schooling was with the Quakers. He enrolled at Oberlin in 1860 and stayed for two years but did not finish. In 1862 he entered the Medical College at Western Reserve in Cleveland. ...   Purvis was born in Philadelphia on April 14, 1842. Purvis' parents were abolitionists Robert Purvis and Harriet Forten Purvis. When he was two years old, the family moved to Byberry in Philadelphia. Charles was the fifth of eight children and worked on the farm as a young man. He attended some public schools, but most of his schooling was with the Quakers. He enrolled at Oberlin in 1860 and stayed for two years but did not finish. In 1862 he entered the Medical College at Western Reserve in Cleveland.



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