Loring Miner
Loring Miner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1860 Kansas |
| Died | 30 September 1935 Kansas |
| Education | Ohio University |
Loring Vinton Miner (1860–1935) was an American physician who is most notable for being the first in the world to identify and describe the Spanish flu.[1]
Early life and education
Loring Miner was born in 1860 in Kansas.[2]
He graduated from
He was also self taught in ancient Greek and could easily read classics in the original language.[5]
Career
He began his medical practice in Haskell County, Kansas in 1885.[3] Although he owned one of the first automobiles in this rural area, he relied on a horse and buggy to make house calls at farms and villages throughout the county.[6]
In addition to being a physician, he also served as the county's coroner for a time, as well as county health officer and as a chair in the county's chapter of the Democratic Party.[3] He also owned a grocery store and drugstore.[5]
Spanish flu
In 1918, he became the first person in the United States to report the outbreak of the Spanish flu to the US Health Service.[7] Following the severe illness and death of an elderly woman patient, his practice was besieged with numerous patients, including young and formerly healthy people, suffering with similar symptoms.
Due to the efforts of Loring Miner, it has been theorized that the Spanish flu originated in Kansas.[8]
Death
He died in an automobile accident in Sublette, Kansas, on 30 September 1935.[2][9] He is buried in the Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, Kansas.[9]
References
- PMID 14733617.
- ^ a b c "Dr Loring Vinton Miner (1860-1935) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com.
- ^ a b c Dawes, Sydney (Aug 5, 2020). "Miner, man of medicine and Ohio University grad, played research role in 1918 pandemic". The Athens NEWS.
- ^ "Loren V. Miner". www.ksgenweb.org. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ ISBN 9780241991572– via Google Books.
- ISBN 978-1-250-13945-0.
- ^ "How a killer flu spread from western Kansas to the world". Associated Press. 23 February 2018.
- ^ "The Influenza Pandemic and The War". www.kumc.edu.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-307-46397-5.