Daniel Elmer Salmon

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Daniel E. Salmon, c. 1903–1905 Born July 23, 1850

Daniel Elmer Salmon[

D.V.M. degree awarded in the United States, and spent his career studying animal diseases for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bacterial genus Salmonella, which was discovered by his assistant Theobald Smith
, was named in his honor.

Early life and education

Salmon was born in

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell in 1876, the first D.V.M. degree granted in the United States.[3] Toward the end of his career at Cornell, he studied at the Alfort Veterinary School in Paris, France.[4]

Career

Salmon opened a veterinary practice in

University of Montevideo, Uruguay
and was its head for five years. He returned to the United States in 1911 and concentrated on veterinary work in the western region of the country.

Salmonella a genus of microorganisms, was named after him in 1900 by Joseph Leon Lignières, although the man who actually discovered and named the first strain, Salmonella choleraesuis, was Theobald Smith, Salmon's research assistant. Smith had isolated the bacterium in 1885.[5] Since that time, more than 2,500 subtypes have been identified.

Salmon was one of the original developers of Somerset, Maryland, where he built his residence, now known as the Salmon-Stohlman House.[6]

Death

Salmon died of pneumonia on August 30, 1914, in Butte, Montana, at the age of 64. He is buried in Washington, D.C.[7]

Honors

[8]

References

  1. ISBN 0-7385-0513-7
    . Accessed November 22, 2008.
  2. ^ Zimmermann, Margaret Stephens and Franklin Bennett Tucker, "The Salmon Family Genealogy & History", Mount Olive, NJ: Salmon Family Association and Seven Lakes, NC: Harris Printing Co, Inc., 1990, pp. 55.
  3. ^ History and Archives of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Archived February 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Seven Lakes, NC
    : Harris Printing Co, Inc., 1990, pp. 55.
  5. ^ "Food Safety A to Z Reference Guide - Salmonella". Food and Drug Administration - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. 2008-07-03. Archived from the original on January 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  6. ^ Kimberly Prothro Williams (October 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Salmon-Stohlman House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  7. ^ Zimmermann, Margaret Stephens and Franklin Bennett Tucker, "The Salmon Family Genealogy & History", Mount Olive, NJ: Salmon Family Association and Seven Lakes, NC: Harris Printing Co, Inc., 1990, pp. 55-56.
  8. ^ Zimmermann, Margaret Stephens and Franklin Bennett Tucker, "The Salmon Family Genealogy & History", Mount Olive, NJ: Salmon Family Association and Seven Lakes, NC: Harris Printing Co, Inc., 1990, pp. 56.

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