Samuel Warren Abbott
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Samuel Warren Abbott | |
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Born | 12 June 1837 ![]() Woburn ![]() |
Died | 22 October 1904 ![]() Newton ![]() |
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Occupation | Medical examiner, coroner (1872–1877), surgeon (1861–1865), medical examiner (1877–1884), minister (1886–) ![]() |
Branch | Union Navy (1861–1864), Union Army (1864–1865) ![]() |
Samuel Warren Abbott (June 12, 1837 – October 22, 1904) was an American surgeon with an interest in hygiene, born in Woburn, Massachusetts. In 1877, he helped inaugurate the first medical examiner system, in Massachusetts and became the first secretary of Massachusetts' first state board of health from 1886 to 1904.[1]
He was born to army captain Samuel Abbott and Ruth Winn,[2] attended Phillips Andover Academy, and graduated with a Master of Arts degree from Brown University in 1858. He attended Harvard Medical School, graduating in 1862.[1]
Abbott died at his home in Newton, Massachusetts in 1904.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). . . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
- ^ Carey, Jr., Charles W. (2000). "Abbott, Samuel Warren". American National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1200002. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
Abbott, Samuel Warren (12 June 1837–22 October 1904), public health official, was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, the son of Samuel Abbott, an army captain, and Ruth Winn.
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