- century ▁German ▁business people <0x0A> </s> ▁Edwards ▁A . ▁Park ▁( Dec ember ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁– ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁pione ering ▁American ▁ped iat ric ian ▁who ▁established ▁the ▁ped iat ric ▁heart ▁disease ▁clin ic ▁at ▁the ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁Hospital , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁ped iat ric ▁sub special ties . ▁During ▁his ▁career , ▁Park ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Chief - of - P ed iat rics ▁of ▁the ▁Har ri et ▁Lane ▁Home ▁for ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁but ▁also ▁a ▁well - pub lished ▁research er ▁on ▁medical ▁conditions ▁such ▁as ▁r ick ets ▁and ▁lead ▁poison ing . ▁The ▁contemporary ▁ped iat ric ▁department ▁at ▁Hop kins ▁is ▁still ▁reg ulated ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁that ▁Park ▁had ▁once ▁established . ▁The ▁Edwards ▁A . ▁Park ▁Sch olar ship ▁Fund ▁at ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁was ▁built ▁under ▁his ▁name ▁upon ▁his ▁eight i eth ▁birth day ▁by ▁friends , ▁colle agues ▁and ▁former ▁students . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁▁ ▁Park ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Glo vers ville , ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁local ▁Cong reg ational ▁minister . ▁Park ▁attended ▁Y ale ▁University ▁and ▁earned ▁his ▁B . A . ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁Park ▁refused ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁father ▁into ▁a ▁religious ▁occupation