Moses T. Clegg

Moses T. Clegg
Born	Moses Tran Clegg September 1, 1876 Red Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	August 10, 1918 (aged 41) Siloam Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Nationality	American
Fields	Bacteriology
Institutions	Queen's Hospital, Honolulu
Alma mater	University of Arkansas
Spouse	Edna Wisner (m. 1911; his death 1918)
Children	Nancy Clegg (daughter) Cynthia Clegg (daughter) Moses Clegg (son)
Military career
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	Arkansas State Guard United States Army
Years of service	1898 1899–1901
Rank	Corporal Acting Hospital Steward
Unit	Company A, 1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry Hospital Corps
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War Philippine Insurrection

Moses Tran Clegg (September 1, 1876 - August 10, 1918) was an American bacteriologist born in Red Bluff, Arkansas. He is best known as the first scientist to segregate and propagate the leprosy bacillus.^[1]

See also

• Arkansas State Guard and the Spanish–American War

References

1. "MOSES TRAN CLEGG". The New York Times. September 5, 1918. Retrieved May 5, 2016.

Further reading

• Report of the Adjutant General of the Arkansas State Guard, 1897-1900, Including the Period of the Spanish-American War, by Brig. Gen. Arthur Neill, Acting Adjutant General. Little Rock: Thompson Lithograph and Printing Co. 1900. p. 18. LCCN 41040306. OCLC 6614916.