Dorothy johnson nursing theorist biography of william

American nurse, researcher, author and theorist

Dorothy E. Johnson
Born	Dorothy E.Johnson (1919-08-21)August 21, 1919 Savannah, Georgia
Died	February 4, 1999(1999-02-04) (aged 79) Key Largo, Florida
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Nurse, author, theorist
Known for	Behavioral system model, nursing theorist

Dorothy E.

Johnson (August 21, 1919 – February 4, 1999)^[1] was an American nurse, researcher, author, and theorist. She is known for creating the behavioral system model and for being one of the founders of modern system-based nursing theory.^[2]

Biography

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Early life

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She was born on August 21, 1919, in Savannah, Georgia.

She was the youngest of seven siblings. Her father Charles-Leroy Johnson (born in 1881), worked in the fishing industry and her mother was Annie Bryce Johnson (born in 1883).^[3]

Education

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She graduated at age 17 from Senior High School