| Marker Number |
7503 |
| Atlas Number |
5167007503 |
| Marker Title |
Homesite of Dr. William Keiller |
| Index Entry |
Keiller, William, Dr., Homesite of |
| Address |
1409 Market St. |
| City |
Galveston |
| County |
Galveston |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
326648 |
| UTM Northing |
3243415 |
| Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings; medical topics and health professionals |
| Marker Year |
1988 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Born in Scotland and trained at Edinburgh University, Dr. William Keiller came to Galveston in the early 1890s to serve as the first professor of anatomy at the University of Texas Medical Branch. He remained in that capacity for 40 years, but also served for a time as the school dean and as president of the Texas Medical Association. Surmounting personal physical disabilities, he became the leading American anatomist of his day. From 1922, the year after he became dean, until his death in 1931, Dr. Keiller made his home at this address with his wife and four children. |
