Hamilton E. Holmes (8 July 1941 – 26 October 1995) was an American orthopedic physician
Physician
A physician, medical practitioner, doctor of medicine, or medical doctor practices medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and injury.... . He with Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Charlayne Hunter-Gault is an American journalist and foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, and the Public Broadcasting Service.... were the first two African-American students admitted to the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning.... , was the first African-American student to attend the Emory University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine, a component of Emory?s Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, is ranked among the nation?s finest institutions for biomedical education and research.... where he earned his M.D. in 1967 where he later became a professor of orthopedics and associate dean.
Alpha Phi Alpha is the first intercollegiate Fraternities and sororities established by African Americans. Founded on December 4, 1906, on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Alpha Phi Alpha has initiated over 185,000 men into the organization and has been open to men of all races since 1940.... , the first intercollegiate Greek-letter
Greek alphabet
The Greek alphabet is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th century BC or early 8th century BCE.... organization established for African Americans.
Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145.... .
Atlanta native has several landmarks named in his honor including the Hamilton E.
Hamilton E. Holmes (8 July 1941 – 26 October 1995) was an American orthopedic physician
Physician
A physician, medical practitioner, doctor of medicine, or medical doctor practices medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and injury.... . He with Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Charlayne Hunter-Gault is an American journalist and foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, and the Public Broadcasting Service.... were the first two African-American students admitted to the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning.... , was the first African-American student to attend the Emory University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine, a component of Emory?s Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, is ranked among the nation?s finest institutions for biomedical education and research.... where he earned his M.D. in 1967 where he later became a professor of orthopedics and associate dean.
Alpha Phi Alpha is the first intercollegiate Fraternities and sororities established by African Americans. Founded on December 4, 1906, on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Alpha Phi Alpha has initiated over 185,000 men into the organization and has been open to men of all races since 1940.... , the first intercollegiate Greek-letter
Greek alphabet
The Greek alphabet is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th century BC or early 8th century BCE.... organization established for African Americans.
Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145.... .
Legacy
The Atlanta native has several landmarks named in his honor including the Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary School in East Point, Georgia
East Point, Georgia
The City of East Point is southwest of the neighborhoods of Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 39,595.... ; Hamilton E. Holmes Drive (Highway 280)
Georgia State Route 280
State Route 280 is a state route located in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area in the U.S. state of Georgia .... in Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia . Its county seat is Atlanta, Georgia, the state capital and principal city of the Atlanta metropolitan area.... ; and the H.E. Holmes
H.E. Holmes (MARTA station)
H.E. Holmes is an above-ground station in the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority rail system and the terminus for the West Line. This is the third busiest station in the MARTA system, handling an average of 22,000 boardings per weekday.... MARTA station
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority or MARTA is the principal rapid transit system in the Atlanta metropolitan area and the ninth-largest in the United States.... in Atlanta. The first endowed professorship at the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning.... named for an African-American was created in his name on 11 November 1999.
