Herbert Louis
{{Short description|American physician (1928–2016)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Herbert Louis
| birth_name = Herbert Johnson Louis
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| birth_date = April 22, 1928
| birth_place = Evanston, Illinois, US
| other_names = Tim Louis
| death_date = {{death-date and age|February 16, 2016|April 22, 1928}}
| death_place = Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Arizona, US
| resting_place =
| education = Deerfield Academy
| alma_mater = Williams College, Northwestern University
| occupation = Orthopedic surgeon
| spouse = Julie deLescaille
| parents = Henrietta Johnson Louis
John Jeffry Louis
| relatives = Samuel Curtis Johnson Sr. (great-grandfather)
John J. Louis Jr. (brother)
| children = 6
}}
Herbert Johnson "Tim" Louis (April 22, 1928 – February 16, 2016) was an American orthopedic surgeon and billionaire heir.
Early life
Herbert Johnson Louis was born on April 22, 1928, in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Henrietta Johnson Louis and John Jeffry Louis, and the great-grandson of the S. C. Johnson & Son company founder Samuel Curtis Johnson Sr. He was educated at Deerfield Academy, Williams College, and Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago.{{Cite journal|title=Obituary: A Remembrance of Herbert J. (Tim) Louis MD (1928–2016)|first=Steven S.|last=Louis|date=August 25, 2016|journal=Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research|volume=474|issue=8|pages=1882–1885|doi=10.1007/s11999-016-4925-x|pmid=27283582|pmc=4925429}} He served in the United States Army{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?pid=177789121|publisher=legacy.com|title=Herbert Louis Obituary – Phoenix, AZ | The Arizona Republic|accessdate=10 September 2016}} His brother John J. Louis Jr. (1925–1995), was the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Career
Louis was an orthopedic surgeon. He helped to found the Phoenix Children's Hospital in the 1980s, and served on its board for many years. He founded the orthopedic surgery residency program at Maricopa Medical Center, and was an examiner for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
As of August 2015, he had a net worth of $2.7 billion.{{cite web|title=Herbert Louis|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/herbert-louis/|website=Forbes|accessdate=25 August 2015}}
Personal life
In 1950, Louis married Julie deLescaille, his college sweetheart. They had six children, Henry "Hank" Louis, Margaret "Peggy" Moreland, Clifton "Clif" Louis, Carrie Hulburd, Steven Samuel "Steve" Louis, and Timothy "Tim" Louis.
He died at his home in Paradise Valley, Arizona on February 16, 2016. He was survived by his wife Julie, their six children, 22 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren.
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Category:People from Evanston, Illinois
Category:People from Paradise Valley, Arizona
Category:Military personnel from Illinois
Category:Northwestern University alumni
Category:Williams College alumni
Category:Physicians from Arizona
Category:American billionaires