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'''Marion A. Blankenhorn''' (November 13, 1885 – September 3, 1957) was an American ] coach and doctor. He was the director of internal medicine for the ] and served as a ] in ] and ]. He was the head football coach for Buena Vista College—now known as ]—in 1909.

==Coaching career==
In 1909, right after graduating from the ], Blankenhorn was hired as the head football coach for ]. In his lone season, he led the team to a 2–2–1 record including a 0 to 116 loss to ].<ref>{{cite news |date=October 5, 1909 |title=Why Buena Vista Lost Game — Storm Lake Folks Feel that an Explanation Is Due |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-city-journal-why-buena-vista-l/160724228/ |access-date=December 11, 2024 |work=] |location=] |page=7 |via=]}} {{Open access}}</ref>

==Medical and military career==
While serving as head coach for Buena Vista, Blankenhorn also was a ]. After his brief stint with Buena Vista and after he earned his doctorate, he was named an associate professor for Western Reserve.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Dr. Marion A. Blankenhorn Dies; Authority on Internal Medicine |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-obituary-for-marion/160729763/ |access-date=December 11, 2024 |work=] |via=] |date=September 4, 1957 |location=] |page=4 }} {{Open access}}</ref> In 1929, he was promoted to professor and right-hand man for ], where he served until he went to the University of Cincinnati in 1935.<ref name=":0" /> In, 1935 he was named director of the Medical Department at Cincinnati General Hospital—now known as ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland Clinician Choice For Medical College Chair |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-cleveland-clinic/160730693/ |access-date=December 11, 2024 |work=] |via=] |date=March 30, 1935 |location=] |page=1 }} {{Open access}}</ref> His primary focus was on ] and ] diseases.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1916-1918 |title=Marion A. Blankenhorn Papers |url=https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/4/resources/916 |access-date=December 11, 2024 |website=]}}</ref> In 1936, he was chosen to study hospital standards in medicine for the ].<ref name=":0" />

Before enlisting in ], Blankenhorn was an intern and ] for ]. During the war, he served as a ] and was listed as a staff physician for the Medical Officers Reserve Corps under director ] and assistant director Charles Franklin Hoover.<ref>{{cite journal |date=1916-1918 |title=Roster of Base Hospital No. 4, U. S. Army |url=https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/bookviewer?PID=nlm:nlmuid-9803006X2-leaf&_gl=1*ayjek*_ga*MTkxMjk0MDA2NS4xNzMzOTQ2Mjcx*_ga_7147EPK006*MTczMzk0NjI3MC4xLjEuMTczMzk0NzQxOC4wLjAuMA..*_ga_P1FPTH9PL4*MTczMzk0NjI3MC4xLjEuMTczMzk0NzQxOC4wLjAuMA..#page/1/mode/thumb |journal=] |page=2 |access-date=December 11, 2024}}</ref> He enlisted in ] and worked on ] for the ] and later as an investigator in ] while teaching for the Surgeon General's Office in the ].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Researcher is dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-obituary-for-marini/160730060/ |access-date=December 11, 2024 |work=] |via=] |date=September 4, 1957 |location=] |page=6 }} {{Open access}}</ref>

Blankenhorn was known for developing the University of Cincinnati's Department of Internal Medicine and his twenty-year tenure as the department's director.<ref name=":0" />

==Personal life, education, and honors==
Blankenhorn was born on November 13, 1885, in ], to Henry Blankenhorn.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dr. Marion A. Blankenhorn |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-obituary-for-marion-art/160730117/ |access-date=December 11, 2024 |work=] |via=] |date=September 4, 1957 |location=] |page=8 }} {{Open access}}</ref> He grew up in ]. In 1909, he graduated from the College of Wooster. In 1914, he earned his ] from ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Marion A. Blankenhorn, M. D. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-marion-a-blankenhorn/160729974/ |access-date=December 11, 2024 |work=] |via=] |date=September 6, 1957 |location=] |page=12 }} {{Open access}}</ref> He and his wife, Martha, had two daughters and a son.<ref name=":0" />

In 1939, Blankenhorn was nominated for a ] by ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marion A Blankenhorn |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/archive/show_people.php?id=1066 |access-date=December 11, 2024 |website=]}}</ref>

Blankenhorn was a member of the ] (AAPS), ] (AMA), and a diplomate of the ] (ABIM).<ref name=":0" />

Blankenhorn retired in 1955 from the University of Cincinnati with the title of ]. In May 1957, shortly before his death, he received an ] of ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Prince Is Among Five Chosen For Honorary UC Doctorates |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-prince-is-among/160729620/ |access-date=December 11, 2024 |work=] |via=] |date=May 17, 1957 |location=] |page=27 }} {{Open access}}</ref>

Blankenhorn died on September 3, 1957, in his home in ], after a several-month-long battle with an illness.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dr. M. Blankenhorn |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-obituary-for-mar/160729498/ |access-date=December 11, 2024 |work=] |via=] |date=September 5, 1957 |location=] |page=44 }} {{Open access}}</ref> At the time of his death, he left behind his wife, three children, and ten grandchildren. His memorial services were held in the Seventh ].<ref name=":0" />

==Head coaching record==
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| overall = 2–2–1
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Revision as of 21:05, 11 December 2024

American football coach and doctor (1885–1957)

Marion Blankenhorn
Biographical details
Born(1885-11-13)November 13, 1885
Orrville, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 3, 1957(1957-09-03) (aged 71)
Clifton, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materCollege of Wooster (1909)
Western Reserve University (1914)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1909Buena Vista
Head coaching record
Overall2–2–1

Marion A. Blankenhorn (November 13, 1885 – September 3, 1957) was an American college football coach and doctor. He was the director of internal medicine for the University of Cincinnati Hospital and served as a physician in World War I and World War II. He was the head football coach for Buena Vista College—now known as Buena Vista University—in 1909.

Coaching career

In 1909, right after graduating from the College of Wooster, Blankenhorn was hired as the head football coach for Buena Vista. In his lone season, he led the team to a 2–2–1 record including a 0 to 116 loss to Morningside.

Medical and military career

While serving as head coach for Buena Vista, Blankenhorn also was a professor. After his brief stint with Buena Vista and after he earned his doctorate, he was named an associate professor for Western Reserve. In 1929, he was promoted to professor and right-hand man for Charles Franklin Hoover, where he served until he went to the University of Cincinnati in 1935. In, 1935 he was named director of the Medical Department at Cincinnati General Hospital—now known as University of Cincinnati Health. His primary focus was on liver and blood diseases. In 1936, he was chosen to study hospital standards in medicine for the American College of Physicians.

Before enlisting in World War I, Blankenhorn was an intern and resident physician for Lakeside Hospital. During the war, he served as a first lieutenant and was listed as a staff physician for the Medical Officers Reserve Corps under director George Washington Crile and assistant director Charles Franklin Hoover. He enlisted in World War II and worked on aviation medicine for the United States Army and later as an investigator in Europe while teaching for the Surgeon General's Office in the Far East.

Blankenhorn was known for developing the University of Cincinnati's Department of Internal Medicine and his twenty-year tenure as the department's director.

Personal life, education, and honors

Blankenhorn was born on November 13, 1885, in Orrville, Ohio, to Henry Blankenhorn. He grew up in Cincinnati. In 1909, he graduated from the College of Wooster. In 1914, he earned his Doctor of Medicine from Western Reserve University. He and his wife, Martha, had two daughters and a son.

In 1939, Blankenhorn was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine by Primo Dorello and Osvaldo Polimanti.

Blankenhorn was a member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), American Medical Association (AMA), and a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).

Blankenhorn retired in 1955 from the University of Cincinnati with the title of professor emeritus. In May 1957, shortly before his death, he received an honorary doctorate of humane letters.

Blankenhorn died on September 3, 1957, in his home in Clifton, Ohio, after a several-month-long battle with an illness. At the time of his death, he left behind his wife, three children, and ten grandchildren. His memorial services were held in the Seventh Presbyterian Church.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Buena Vista (Independent) (1909)
1909 Buena Vista 2–2–1
Buena Vista: 2–2–1
Total: 2–2–1

References

  1. "Why Buena Vista Lost Game — Storm Lake Folks Feel that an Explanation Is Due". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. October 5, 1909. p. 7. Retrieved December 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Dr. Marion A. Blankenhorn Dies; Authority on Internal Medicine". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati. September 4, 1957. p. 4. Retrieved December 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "Cleveland Clinician Choice For Medical College Chair". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati. March 30, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved December 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "Marion A. Blankenhorn Papers". United States National Library of Medicine. 1916–1918. Retrieved December 11, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  5. "Roster of Base Hospital No. 4, U. S. Army". United States National Library of Medicine: 2. 1916–1918. Retrieved December 11, 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  6. "Researcher is dead". Springfield News-Sun. Springfield, Ohio. September 4, 1957. p. 6. Retrieved December 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. "Dr. Marion A. Blankenhorn". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. September 4, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved December 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. "Marion A. Blankenhorn, M. D." The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. September 6, 1957. p. 12. Retrieved December 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. "Marion A Blankenhorn". Nobel Prize. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  10. "Prince Is Among Five Chosen For Honorary UC Doctorates". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati. May 17, 1957. p. 27. Retrieved December 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. "Dr. M. Blankenhorn". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati. September 5, 1957. p. 44. Retrieved December 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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