Charles Augustus Rosenheimer Campbell

Bat roost with Campbell in San Antonio, Texas in 1915

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 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. He died on February 22, 1931 in San Antonio, Texas.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Charles Augustus Rosenheimer Campbell". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  2. ↑ "Bats To Fight Mosquitoes". Turners Falls Reporter. July 24, 1912. Retrieved 2013-12-07.

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