Samuel A. Cartwright | |
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 Samuel Cartwright | |
| Born | Samuel Adolphus Cartwright November 3, 1793 |
| Died | May 2, 1863 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | Coining "drapetomania" |
| Spouse | Mary Wren |
Samuel Adolphus Cartwright (November 3, 1793 – May 2, 1863) was an American physician who practiced in Mississippi and Louisiana in the antebellum United States. Cartwright is best known as the inventor of the 'mental illness' of drapetomania, the desire of a slave for freedom, and an outspoken opponent of germ theory.[1][2]
- ^ Miller, Randall M.; John David Smith (1997). Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery. Westport: Praeger. ISBN 0-313-23814-6.
- ^ Homoeopathic Medical College of Missouri (1888). The Clinical Reporter. Vol. 1. p. 320. Retrieved June 20, 2015.