Walter Reed: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

William B. Bean, Walter Reed: A Biography (1982), is scholarly and well-written.

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

Other Contributors

  • Matthew Sherman

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Nov 18, 2025
Anniversary information added. Sep 09, 2025
Media added. Aug 16, 2024
Updated status of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; updated spelling. Apr 05, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 03, 2024
Add new Web site: NCpedia - Biography of Walter Reed. Feb 19, 2020
Add new Web site: National Museum of the United States Army - Major Walter Reed and the Eradication of Yellow Fever. May 16, 2019
Add new Web site: PBS - The American Experience - The Great Fever. Nov 18, 2016
Add new Web site: PBS - The American Experience - The Great Fever. Nov 18, 2016
Changed the age at which he graduated from the University of Virginia from 18 to 17. Feb 19, 2015
Added new Web site: Historical Information - Biography of Walter Reed. Jul 22, 2008
Added new Web site: University of Virginia - Biography of Walter Reed. Jul 22, 2008
Media added. May 28, 2008
Added new Web site: L. Roane Hunt - Biography of Dr. Walter Reed. May 03, 2007
Added new Web site: Electronic Text Center at University of Virginia Library - Biography of Walter Reed. May 03, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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