William Mayo
publication date: Sunday, November 25, 2007 (part of Round XXXII)
category: Medicine
clue: After inheriting his father's medical practice, this doctor converted it into the world's most renowned non-profit clinic devoted to sandwich dressing.
explanation: Mayo co-founded the famous Mayo Clinic ("sandwich dressing") based on his father's practice. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Scott Horowitz, Walter Chesser, Mihai Rusu, Shawn Brandt, Greg Bair, Jim Kraus, Allison Bair, Jason Evans, Sam Boyarsky, and Joanne Martin
trivia: Scott accepted guesses for both the father William Worrall Mayo and the son William James Mayo.
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