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Dr. Samuel Gibson Dixon (28 March 1851 - 26 Feb 1918) was the Commissioner of the State Department of Health in Pennsylvania from 1905 until his death^[1]

Dr. Dixon was born in Philadelphia, attended private schooling, and went on to graduate with honors from the University of Pennsylvania in 1866^[1]. He attended medical school at both King's College London and Pettenkofer's Laboratory of Hygiene in Munich^[1].

His work in tuberculosis prevention is what brought him the most recognition however ^[2], with a tuberculosis facility being named after him^[3].

References

^
New York Times
. 1918-02-26. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
^ Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 37, No. 2, The Public Health Movement (Mar., 1911), pp. 95-102
^ "Asylum Projects". Retrieved 2010-02-09.

[nytimes-samdixon-1] 
New York Times
. 1918-02-26. Retrieved 2010-02-09.

[2] Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 37, No. 2, The Public Health Movement (Mar., 1911), pp. 95-102

[3] "Asylum Projects". Retrieved 2010-02-09.

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