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# Howard Markel

(1960)   Historian

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Howard Markel is a historian.

## Quick Facts About Howard Markel

Born April 23, 1960

Profession Historian

## About Howard Markel

medical historian... \| Howard Markel is an American physician and medical historian. At the end of 2023, Markel retired from the University of Michigan Medical School, where he served as the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine and Director of the University's Center for the History of Medici

##  Quotes by Howard Markel

> [“Such elusive puzzles recall the historian's basic dilemma: the absence of evidence does not always signify evidence of absence. In the end,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-markel/such-elusive-puzzles-recall-the-historian-s-basic-dilemma-the-absence/)

Howard Markel

[Dilemma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dilemma/)

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> [“How much our society values its children can be measured by how well they are treated and protected.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-markel/how-much-our-society-values-its-children-can-be-measured-by-how-well/)

Howard Markel

[Child abuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child-abuse/)

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