Military Wiki
Moses T. Clegg
Personal details
Born
Moses Tran Clegg

(1876-09-01)September 1, 1876
Red Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Died August 10, 1918(1918-08-10) (aged 41)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Nationality American
Spouse Edna Wisner (m. 1911; his death 1918)
Children
  • Nancy Clegg (daughter)
  • Cynthia Clegg (daughter)
  • Moses Clegg (son)
Alma mater University of Arkansas
Military career
Allegiance US flag 45 stars United States of America
Service/branch
Years of service
  • 1898
  • 1899–1901
Rank
Unit
Battles/wars

Moses T. Clegg (September 1, 1876 - August 10, 1918) was a bacteriologist. He is best known as the first scientist to segregate and propagate the leprosy bacillus.[1]

Early life[]

Clegg, the son of a doctor, was born on September 1, 1876, at Red Bluff, Arkansas, and educated at the University of Arkansas.[1] After a period of Federal service in Company A, 1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish–American War, he enlisted in the Hospital Corps, serving through the Philippine Insurrection.[1][2]

Career[]

Clegg was assistant bacteriologist in the Philippine Department of the Interior 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.[1]

See also[]

References[]

All or a portion of this article consists of text from Wikipedia, and is therefore Creative Commons Licensed under GFDL.
The original article can be found at Moses T. Clegg and the edit history here.