Daniel Wallace Culp

Daniel Wallace Culp (February 29, 1852 – October 11, 1918) was an doctor, pastor, and educator in Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee. He is best known for his book about notable African Americans. He was the first graduate of Biddle Memorial Institute, now Johnson C. Smith University. He was African American.

Early life and education Culp was born into slavery on February 29, 1852, in Union County, South Carolina. His parents were Marilla "Martha" Hill and Benjamin Culp.

He then attended Princeton Theological Seminary, graduating with an A.M. in 1879. Culp returned to Augusta where he practice medicine from 1911 until he died in 1918. His book, which features photographs and biographies of prominent African Americans, is an important contribution to early African American literature.

Personal life Culp was married to Mary Emily McKenzie Jefferson in Jacksonville, Florida on August 10, 1884. She was a public school teacher. They had two children, Julian McKenzie Culp and Charlotte Marilla Culp.

Culp died from influenza in Augusta, Georgia on October 11, 1918, at the age of 67 years. He was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida.

Publications Dr. Culp's Catechism on Smallpox and Vaccination. Tampa, 1899. Twentieth Century Negro Literature; or, a Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro. Toronto: J. L. Nichols & Co., 1902.