Abraham Flexner

Abraham Flexner's 1910 report critically assessed 155 medical colleges in the United States and Canada, leading to the closure of many substandard institutions and significant reforms in medical education. In 1930, he founded the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, attracting distinguished scientists, including Albert Einstein, to advance scholarly research. (Nov. 13, 1866 - died Sept. 21, 1959)