Silkworth : the little doctor who loved drunks
William Duncan Silkworth was born 22 July 1873 in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were William Silkworth and Isabelle Duncan. He graduated from Princeton in 1896 and from Bellevue in 1899. He married Marie Antoinette Bennett in 1902. He was a pioneer in the field of alcoholism treatment and helped found Alcoholics Anonymous. He died 22 March 1951
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