Salmon, D. E.

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Birth 1850-07-23
Death 1914-08-30
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Daniel Salmon was a member of Cornell University's first class of graduates. He earned his bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine in 1872, and four years later Cornell awared him the the first DVM degree in the country. Dr. Salmon went on to serve as the founding chief of the US Bureau of Animal Industry and is best known today for identifying the infectious pathogen Salmonella and pioneering the fight against contagious diseases.

From the description of Daniel E. Salmon papers 1886-1913. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 74928588

Daniel Salmon was a member of Cornell University's first class of graduates. He earned his bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine in 1872, and four years later Cornell awarded him the the first DVM degree in the country. Dr. Salmon went on to serve as the founding chief of the US Bureau of Animal Industry and is best known today for identifying the infectious pathogen Salmonella and pioneering the fight against contagious diseases.

July 23, 1850 Born in Mount Olive, New Jersey 1868 Entered Cornell University 1872 Received bachelor's degree in veterinary science 1872 Married Mary Thompson Corning 1876 Earned first D.V.M. degree in the United States 1884 Named first chief of the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Animal Industry 1892 Founded National Veterinary College in Washington, D.C. 1902 Mary Thompson Corning, first wife, died 1904 Married Agnes Christina Dewhurst 1905 Left Bureau of Animal Industry following meat packing controversy roused by Upton Sinclair's The Jungle 1906 Moved to Uruguay to found a veterinary college in Montevideo 1913 Returned to the United States, managed a hog cholera serum company in Butte, Montana August 30, 1914 Died in Butte, Montana

From the guide to the Daniel E. Salmon Papers, ca. 1886-1913, (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library)

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Subjects:

  • Classical swine fever
  • Disease susceptibility
  • Hog Cholera
  • Immunity
  • Veterinarians

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  • Nebraska (as recorded)

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