page_title: Daniel Elmer Salmon
hierarchical_section_title: Daniel Elmer Salmon
caption_attribution_description: English: Daniel Elmer Salmon between 1903-1905 photographed by C. M. Bell Studio
context_page_description: Daniel Elmer Salmon was an American veterinary surgeon. He earned the first D.V.M. degree awarded in the United States, and spent his career studying animal diseases for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bacterial genus Salmonella, which was discovered by an assistant, was named in his honor.
context_section_description: Daniel Elmer Salmon (July 23, 1850 – August 30, 1914) was an American veterinary surgeon. He earned the first D.V.M. degree awarded in the United States, and spent his career studying animal diseases for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bacterial genus Salmonella, which was discovered by an assistant, was named in his honor.
caption: Daniel E. Salmon, c. 1903–1905
exif: {}