Dr. Daniel S. Lamb (1843-1929) of the Army Medical Museum

Abstract

Dr. Daniel S. Lamb's contributions to military medicine can be seen today in the collections of the National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM). His accomplishments include performing the autopsies of an American president and his assassin. His impact can be best appreciated through his generous specimen donations to the then-Army Medical Museum (AMM), todays NMHM, and through his socially progressive activities in the Washington, DC, medical community. Lamb's career is distinguished by lifetime service as staff pathologist to the AMM (1865-1920) and development of the Howard University anatomy program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1069015

Entities

People

  • Brian Spatola

Organizations

  • National Museum of Health and Medicine

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • African Americans
  • Civil War
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Physicians
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military History
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