Charles Augustus Rosenheimer Campbell
Charles Augustus Rosenheimer Campbell, Sr., M.D. (December 29, 1863 – February 22, 1931) was president of the San Antonio Academy of Medicine 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
- ^ a b "Charles Augustus Rosenheimer Campbell". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ^ "Bats To Fight Mosquitoes". Turners Falls Reporter. July 24, 1912. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Bird, Byron. (1926). Bats, Mosquitoes and Dollars. Am J Public Health 16 (9): 929–930.