Daniel Elmer Salmon

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Daniel Elmer Salmon, (July 23, 1850 - August 30, 1914), was born at Mount Olive, New Jersey. He was educated at Cornell University, and took his D.V.M. there in 1872, the first D.V.M. granted in the United States.[1]

Dr. Salmon organized the Bureau of Animal Industry and served as its chief from 1884-1906. From 1907-12, he had charge of the veterinary department in the University of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Salmonella is a genus of microorganisms named after him, although the man who actually discovered Salmonella was his colleague Theobald Smith but Salmon claimed the credit.