Samuel Kountz

Samuel Kountz of Lexa (Phillips County), a pioneer in organ transplantation, particularly renal transplant research and surgery; circa 1980.

African-American man in white shirt and tie holding his fist to his chin

Courtesy of the UAMS Library’s Historical Research Center

Media

Time Period

Divergent Prosperity and the Arc of Reform (1968–2022)

Type

Person

Race & Ethnicity

African American

Gender

Male

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