About Moses T. Clegg
Lived 1876 – 1918 (aged 41). Moses T. Clegg was an American soldier, bacteriologist, writer and botanist.
Moses Tran Clegg (September 1, 1876 – August 9, 1918) was an American bacteriologist noted for his work in Leprosy. He is best known as the first scientist to segregate and propagate the leprosy bacillus.
Early life Clegg was born on September 1, 1876, at Red Bluff, Arkansas, and educated at the University of Arkansas.
Career Clegg was assistant bacteriologist in the Philippine Bureau of Science at Manila from 1902 to 1910, assistant director of the Leprosy Investigation Station in Hawaii from 1910 to 1915, and bacteriologist at San Francisco from 1916 to 1917. At the time of his death, he was superintendent of Queen's Hospital, Honolulu.
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Who was Moses T. Clegg?
American bacteriologist (1876-1918)
When was Moses T. Clegg born?
Moses T. Clegg was born on 1 September 1876 in Red Bluff.
When did Moses T. Clegg die?
Moses T. Clegg died on 9 August 1918 in Honolulu.
What was Moses T. Clegg's occupation?
Moses T. Clegg was a soldier, bacteriologist, writer and botanist.
What nationality was Moses T. Clegg?
Moses T. Clegg was American.
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