John Morgan
1735
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1789
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
occupation: military physician, university teacher, physician
award received: Fellow of the Royal Society
position held: Surgeon General of the United States Army
John Morgan (June 10, 1735 – October 15, 1789), "founder of Public Medical Instruction in America," was co-founder of the Medical College at the University of Pennsylvania, the first medical school in Colonial America. He served as the second chief physician and director general of the Continental Army, an early name for the Surgeon General of the United States Army. He was an early member of the American Philosophical Society, elected in 1766, where he served as curator from 1769 to 1770. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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