Details for Dr. Tom Douglas Spies
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5147008935
Data
| Marker Number | 8935 |
| Atlas Number | 5147008935 |
| Marker Title | Dr. Tom Douglas Spies |
| Index Entry | Spies, Tom Douglas, Dr. |
| Address | |
| City | Bonham |
| County | Fannin |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 760109 |
| UTM Northing | 3719047 |
| Subject Codes | medical topics and health professionals |
| Marker Year | 1977 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Willow Wild Cemetery, (near W. 10th & SH 21) - marker located in the central rear part of cemetery |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" Grave Marker |
| Marker Text | (Sept. 21, 1902 - Feb. 28, 1960) A native of the Fannin County community of Ravenna, Dr. T. D. Spies was an eminent authority in the study of nutritional diseases. In the 1930s, he led in the discovery of a cure for pellagra, a disorder caused by inadequate diet that once afflicted thousands in the South. He received many honors, including the American Medical Association's Distinguished Service Award in 1957 and citations from Cuba and Puerto Rico for his work in tropical medicine. |