William S. Sadler is remembered in medicine for work that altered practice rather than merely argument.
The record lists William S. Sadler as Psychiatrist and author (1875–1969).
William S. Sadler was born at Spencer in 1875. His recorded nationality is United States. He trained at Illinois State University.
Anaesthesia, antisepsis and germ theory arrived within fifty years and made modern surgery possible for the first time.
His posts were held at University of Chicago.
The recorded fields of work are psychiatry.
His principal contribution is The Urantia Book. Most medical progress is invisible: it shows up as an illness that no longer kills anyone.
That the work was done from United States matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
William S. Sadler died in 1969, aged 94. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Notable work: The Urantia Book
- Held posts at University of Chicago
- Fields: psychiatry
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