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Paul R. Lichter, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 2008;126(4):585-586.

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Harold Francis Falls was born on November 26, 1909, in Winchester, Indiana, and his early childhood was fraught with challenges. His mother died when he was just 3 years old. Young Harold was sent to live on a farm with his paternal grandmother and her second husband; he stayed for 5 years. Dr Falls credited his stepgrandfather for stimulating his initial interest in observing individual differences through work on the farm. His father eventually remarried when Harold was 8 years old, after which Harold was able to return and live with him and his new stepmother in Detroit, Michigan. He matriculated in and then graduated from the Detroit public school system, after which Harold enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1928 and in its medical school in 1932.

Harold F. Falls, MD

During his senior year in college, Dr Falls built on his childhood farm . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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