Lillian Milgram Schapiro
American pediatrician
Lillian Milgram Schapiro (August 20, 1902 – September 6, 2006) was an American pediatrician, a specialist in the treatment of childhood tuberculosis. She was also known as the wife and assistant of art historian Meyer Schapiro, and she worked on publishing his writings after his death.
Early life and education
Milgram was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Benjamin Milgram and Dora Silverstone Milgram. Her parents were both immigrants from Russia. She graduated from Barnard College in 1924, and from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1928. Her brother Joseph Milgram was an orthopedic surgeon.
Career
Schapiro served internships and residency at Bellevue Hospital, with some further training in Europe in the 1930s. She taught in the Children's Tuberculosis Division at Bellevue, and had a private practice in pediatrics in Greenwich Village.
Schapiro also assisted her husband, Meyer Schapiro, in his work as an art historian. She compiled a bibliography of his work in 1995, and after he died, she worked on publishing some of his writings posthumously, editing and writing introductory essays to accompany his work.
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