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7 facts about Dr. Charles Drew

By Siver
  • Fact 1

    Fact 1

    Charles Drew was born on June 3, 1904, Washington, D.C.
  • Fact 2

    Fact 2

    Charles Drew researched techniques for storing blood ending up creating a way to store blood to save millions of lives.
  • Fact 3

    Fact 3

    His daughter is Charlene Drew Jarvis
  • Fact 4

    Fact 4

    Wife was Minnie Lenore Robbins.
  • Fact 7

    Fact 7

    Dr. Charles Drew effort in the science helped develop the Red Cross.
  • Fact 8

    Fact 8

    He's the first African-American examiner for the American Board of Surgery.