Charles Augustus Rosenheimer Campbell
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Charles Augustus Rosenheimer Campbell Sr., M.D. (December 29, 1863 – February 22, 1931) was president of the and bacteriologist for San Antonio, Texas.[1] His medical interests in mosquitoes as disease vectors led him to appreciate bats as a way to reduce mosquito populations.[2]
Biography[]
He was born on December 29, 1863, in San Antonio, Texas to Martin Hifield Campbell (1824–1874) and Dolores Barrera (1829–1890). He attended Tulane University and received an M.D. He married to Ida Hoyer (1864-1926), and they had three children, Julius R. Campbell (1886–1887), Charles Augustus Rosenheimer Campbell Jr. (1889–1911), and Milton Francis Campbell (1892–1942). In 1925 he published Bats, Mosquitoes, and Dollars.[3] He died on February 22, 1931, in San Antonio, Texas.[1]
Publications[]
- Bats, Mosquitoes, and Dollars (1925)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Charles Augustus Rosenheimer Campbell". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ^ "Bats To Fight Mosquitoes". . July 24, 1912. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ^ Bird, Byron. (1926). Bats, Mosquitoes and Dollars. Am J Public Health 16 (9): 929–930.
External links[]
- 1863 births
- 1931 deaths
- American bacteriologists
- Physicians from Texas
- Tulane University alumni
- 19th-century American physicians
- 20th-century American physicians