William J. Blake
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William J. Blake was a broker, novelist and Marxist political economist. His birth name was Wilhelm Blech. His first marriage ended in divorce, and he then married Australia
n novelist Christina Stead
, with whom he had been living since the late 1920s. Blake's father was physician
, surgeon
, and medical educator Gustavus M. Blech
, M.D. Blake died of stomach cancer.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n novelist Christina Stead
Christina Stead
Christina Stead was an Australian novelist and short-story writer acclaimed for her satirical wit and penetrating psychological characterisations.-Biography:...
, with whom he had been living since the late 1920s. Blake's father was physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
, and medical educator Gustavus M. Blech
Gustavus M. Blech
Dr. Gustavus M. Blech, November 28, 1870, in Riga to August 9, 1949, in Chicago, IL, was a Chicago, Illinois, physician, surgeon, and medical educator. He was the son of Johann and Johanna Blech .After immigrating to the United States in 1890, he earned his MD degree from Barnes Medical College...
, M.D. Blake died of stomach cancer.