William Beaumont was born to Samuel Beaumont and Lucretia Abel in Lebanon, Connecticut; his father was a farmer. He left his home after he turned twenty-one, moved to See more

On June 6, 1822, an employee of the American Fur Company on Mackinac Island named Alexis St. Martin was accidentally shot in the stomach at close range by the discharge of a … See more

Beaumont died in 1853 at the age of 67 in St. Louis, Missouri, as a result of slipping on ice-covered steps. He was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
His papers are held at See more

Several institutions are named after William Beaumont, including:
• Beaumont Health, with associated hospitals in Royal Oak, Michigan, and throughout See more

• Beaumont's experiments on St. Martin were featured in the April 2, 2012, episode of Radiolab.
• William Beaumont's experiments on Alexis St. Martin were featured in the episode of Dark Matters: Twisted But True that aired on August 1, 2012. See more

• Beaumont, William. "Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice and the Physiology of Digestion." Plattsburgh: FF Allen, 1833.
• Beaumont, William. "Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice and the Physiology of Digestion." See more

• Beaumont, W. (June 1977). "Nutrition Classics. Experiments and observations on the gastric juice and the physiology of digestion. By William Beaumont. Plattsburgh. Printed by F. P. Allen. 1833" See more